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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q



ý	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2018
OR
o	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to .

Commission file number 001-34003

TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)



Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		51-0350842 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
110 West 44th Street New York, New York (Address of principal executive offices)		10036 (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (646) 536-2842

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ý No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):



Large accelerated filer ý	Accelerated filer o	Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company o	Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No ý

As of July 25, 2018, there were 113,828,217 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock outstanding, net of treasury stock.

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INDEX



PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION	2
Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)	2
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	5
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	6
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	25
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	36
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	37
PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION	38
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	38
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	38
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	38
Item 6.	Exhibits	39
	Signatures	40

(All other items in this report are inapplicable)

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)

TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)



	June 30, 2018			March 31, 2018
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	464,804		$	808,973
Short-term investments	637,456			615,406
Restricted cash	509,380			437,398
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $350 and $54,290 at June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, respectively	239,736			247,649
Inventory	10,642			15,162
Software development costs and licenses	12,676			33,284
Deferred cost of goods sold	19,141			117,851
Prepaid expenses and other	180,512			133,454
Total current assets	2,074,347			2,409,177
Fixed assets, net	105,852			102,478
Software development costs and licenses, net of current portion	719,870			639,369
Deferred cost of goods sold, net of current portion	736			26,719
Goodwill	387,328			399,530
Other intangibles, net	91,954			103,681
Other assets	75,917			56,887
Total assets	$	3,456,004		$	3,737,841
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	33,767		$	35,029
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	906,881			914,748
Deferred revenue	450,568			777,152
Total current liabilities	1,391,216			1,726,929
Long-term debt	5,232			8,068
Non-current deferred revenue	15,861			355,589
Other long-term liabilities	191,490			158,285
Total liabilities	$	1,603,799		$	2,248,871
Commitments and Contingencies (See Note 13)
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 5,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018	—			—
Common stock, $.01 par value, 200,000 shares authorized; 133,811 and 132,743 shares issued and 113,509 and 114,038 outstanding at June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, respectively	1,338			1,327
Additional paid-in capital	1,888,080			1,888,039
Treasury stock, at cost; 20,302 and 18,705 common shares at June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, respectively	(611,680		)	(458,180		)
Retained earnings	615,482			73,516
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(41,015		)	(15,732		)
Total stockholders' equity	1,852,205			1,488,970
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	3,456,004		$	3,737,841

See accompanying Notes.

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TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)



	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2018			2017
Net revenue	$	387,982		$	418,216
Cost of goods sold	131,365			194,569
Gross profit	256,617			223,647
General and administrative	67,735			60,603
Selling and marketing	58,306			52,214
Research and development	50,712			42,269
Depreciation and amortization	9,260			7,743
Business reorganization	(242		)	10,599
Total operating expenses	185,771			173,428
Income from operations	70,846			50,219
Interest and other, net	6,601			(2,808		)
Income before income taxes	77,447			47,411
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	5,754			(12,865		)
Net income	$	71,693		$	60,276
Earnings per share:
Basic earnings per share	$	0.63		$	0.57
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.62		$	0.56

See accompanying Notes.

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TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Unaudited)

(in thousands)



	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2018			2017
Net income	$	71,693		$	60,276
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(26,817		)	9,476
Cash flow hedges:
Change in unrealized gains	991			—
Tax effect on effective cash flow hedges	133			—
Change in fair value of effective cash flow hedge	1,124			—
Available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized loss, net on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes	409			84
Reclassification to earnings for realized losses, net on available for sale securities, net of taxes	—			—
Change in fair value of available for sale securities	409			84
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(25,284		)	9,560
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	46,409		$	69,836

See accompanying Notes.

TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

(in thousands)



	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2018			2017 (as Adjusted) (1)
Operating activities:
Net income	$	71,693		$	60,276
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Amortization and impairment of software development costs and licenses	6,858			18,206
Depreciation	9,130			7,743
Amortization and impairment of intellectual property	6,861			8,181
Stock-based compensation	24,598			24,071
Amortization of discount on Convertible Notes	91			5,237
Gain on conversions of Convertible Notes	—			(1,103		)
Amortization of debt issuance costs	32			188
Other, net	(3,103		)	(9,669		)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of impact of adoption of Topic 606:
Accounts receivable	61,355			(9,294		)
Inventory	3,692			5,451
Software development costs and licenses	(54,663		)	(71,829		)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(21,464		)	(23,199		)
Deferred revenue	(95,075		)	(67,883		)
Deferred cost of goods sold	8,409			32,233
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(29,597		)	71,281
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(11,183		)	49,890
Investing activities:
Change in bank time deposits	(29,840		)	(24,999		)
Proceeds from available-for-sale securities	51,388			62,205
Purchases of available-for-sale securities	(44,108		)	(41,148		)
Purchases of fixed assets	(14,289		)	(16,092		)
Asset acquisition	—			(25,381		)
Business acquisition	(3,149		)	—
Net cash used in investing activities	(39,998		)	(45,415		)
Financing activities:
Tax payment related to net share settlements on restricted stock awards	(58,403		)	(57,689		)
Repurchase of common stock	(153,500		)	—
Net cash used in financing activities	(211,903		)	(57,689		)
Effects of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	(9,103		)	6,448
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	(272,187		)	(46,766		)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of year	1,246,371			1,281,214
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period	$	974,184		$	1,234,448

(1) Prior period amounts have been adjusted retrospectively to reflect the adoption of ASU 2016-08, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash. Refer to Note 1 for further discussion.

See accompanying Notes.

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TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (the "Company," "we," "us," or similar pronouns) was incorporated in the state of Delaware in 1993. We are a leading developer, publisher and marketer of interactive entertainment for consumers around the globe. We develop and publish products principally through our two wholly-owned labels Rockstar Games and 2K, as well as our Private Division label and Social Point, a leading developer of mobile games. Our products are designed for console systems and personal computers, including smart phones and tablets, and are delivered through physical retail, digital download, online platforms and cloud streaming services.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are unaudited and include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries and, in the opinion of management, reflect all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows. Interim results may not be indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The preparation of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. As permitted under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, interim accounting for certain expenses, including income taxes, are based on full year assumptions when appropriate. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, although we believe that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with our annual consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018.

Certain immaterial reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to the current period presentation.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting for Restricted Cash

In November 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash. This ASU amends the presentation of restricted cash within the statement of cash flows by requiring that restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents be included within cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 (April 1, 2018 for the Company), including interim periods within those fiscal years.

We adopted the new standard during the first quarter of fiscal 2019 and applied the standard retrospectively for all periods presented. The application of this new standard resulted in an increase of net cash from operating activities of $71,982 and $68,518 on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. In our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending March 31, 2018, the impact would have been an increase in net cash from operating activities of $99,580 and $76,649 for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Accounting for Stock Compensation

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Non-employee Share-Based Accounting. This guidance aligns the accounting for share-based payment transactions with non-employees to accounting for share-based payment transactions with employees. Companies are required to record a cumulative-effect adjustment (net of tax) to retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year of the adoption. Upon transition, non-employee awards are required to be measured at fair value as of the adoption date. This standard will be effective for fiscal years beginning December 15, 2018 (April 1, 2019 for the Company), including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted.

We early adopted this update effective April 1, 2018 to simplify the accounting for non-employee stock-based awards so that it is better aligned with the current guidance for employee stock-based awards. The application of this new standard did not

have a significant impact to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 as our last re-measurement date for non-employee awards was March 31, 2018. The adoption of this ASU results in a change to our accounting policy for non-employee stock-based awards.

Accounting for Goodwill

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350). This ASU eliminates Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Under the new guidance, an entity should perform its annual or interim goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount and recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value. Additionally, this ASU eliminates the requirements for any reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount to perform a qualitative assessment and, if it fails that qualitative test, to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 (April 1, 2020 for the Company), including interim periods within those fiscal years, and are applied on a prospective basis. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. We early adopted this update effective April 1, 2018. The adoption did not have an impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). Under the new standard, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services and is recognized in an amount that reflects the consideration that the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. On April 1, 2018, we adopted the new accounting standard and related amendments (the “New Revenue Accounting Standard”) using the modified retrospective method. As a result, we have updated our significant accounting policy disclosure for revenue recognition herein.

Impact of Adopting New Revenue Accounting Standard

We elected to apply the New Revenue Accounting Standard only to contracts not completed as of the adoption date. For contracts that were modified before the period of adoption, we elected to reflect the aggregate effect of all modifications when (i) identifying the satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations, (ii) determining the transaction price, and (iii) allocating the transaction price to the satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations. We recognized the cumulative effect of initially applying the New Revenue Accounting Standard as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings, net of tax. The comparative information has not been restated and continues to be reported under the accounting standards in effect for those periods. The cumulative effect adjustment recorded to our retained earnings was $470,273, net of tax.

The most significant impacts of adopting the New Revenue Accounting Standard are:

•

The elimination of the requirement for vendor-specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) of fair value for software products that offer offline gameplay functionality and benefit from meaningful game related services which may include online functionality that is dependent on our online support services and/or additional free content updates. Under the prior revenue accounting guidance, for software products with multiple deliverables for which we did not have VSOE for our game related service deliverables, we recognized revenue ratably over the estimated service period. Under the New Revenue Accounting Standard, we allocate the sales price and recognize revenue for the offline software upon delivery and the remainder over the estimated service period. This difference in accounting primarily affects revenue recognition from Grand Theft Auto V and our NBA 2K franchise, where the majority of the sales price will be allocated to the offline software and recognized upon transfer of control to our customers, and the remaining amounts allocated to the game related service performance obligation and recognized over the estimated service period.


•	For performance obligations that are satisfied over time, we have determined that the estimated service period is the time period in which an average user plays our software products (“user life”) which faithfully depicts the timing of satisfying our performance obligation. Previously, our estimated service period was based on the economic game life.


•	Under the New Revenue Standard, certain contracts with customers for which we have recognized revenue to the extent it is probable that a significant reversal will not occur but do not have a right to invoice as of the reporting date. Contract assets are classified within Prepaid expenses and other on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.


•	The classification of allowances for estimated price protection, reserves for returns and other allowances as refund liabilities. Such allowances were previously recorded as contra-Accounts receivable and now are classified within Accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

As a result of adopting the New Revenue Accounting Standard the following adjustments were made to our Consolidated Balance Sheet at April 1, 2018, which also reflect the changes related to income tax accounts included in Prepaid expenses and other, Other assets, Accrued expenses and other current liabilities and Other long-term liabilities:



	March 31, 2018			Adjustments			April 1, 2018
ASSETS
Accounts receivable, net	$	247,649		$	53,940		$	301,589
Software development costs and licenses	33,284			(11,096		)	22,188
Deferred cost of goods sold	117,851			(89,867		)	27,984
Prepaid expenses and other	133,454			33,620			167,074
Deferred cost of goods sold, net of current portion	26,719			(25,687		)	1,032
Other assets	56,887			51,430			108,317

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	914,748		$	69,678		$	984,426
Deferred revenue	777,152			(230,144		)	547,008
Non-current deferred revenue	355,589			(336,456		)	19,133
Other long-term liabilities	158,285			34,336			192,621
Retained earnings	73,516			470,273			543,789
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(15,732		)	4,653			(11,079		)

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting for Leases

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases. This new guidance requires lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for virtually all leases (other than leases that meet the definition of a short-term lease). The liability will be equal to the present value of lease payments. The asset will be based on the liability, subject to adjustment, such as for initial direct costs. For income statement purposes, the FASB retained a dual model, requiring leases to be classified as either operating or finance. Operating leases will result in straight-line expense (similar to current operating leases) while finance leases will result in a front-loaded expense pattern (similar to current capital leases). Classification will be based on criteria that are largely similar to those applied in current lease accounting. This update is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2018 (April 1, 2019 for the Company). This new guidance must be adopted using a modified retrospective approach whereby lessees and lessors are required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this update on our Consolidated Financial Statements, which will consist primarily of a balance sheet gross up of our operating leases, mostly for office space.

Revenue Recognition

Refer to Note 1 to our Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 for our revenue recognition accounting policy as it relates to revenue transactions prior to April 1, 2018. The revenue recognition accounting policy described below relates to revenue transactions from April 1, 2018 and thereafter, which are accounted for in accordance with Topic 606.

We derive revenue primarily from the sale of our interactive entertainment content, principally for console gaming systems such as the Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. ("Sony") PlayStation®4 ("PS4") and PlayStation®3 ("PS3"), Microsoft Corporation ("Microsoft") Xbox One® ("Xbox One") and Xbox 360® ("Xbox 360"), the Nintendo Switch, and personal computers ("PC"), including smartphones and tablets. Our interactive entertainment content consists of full game software products that may contain offline gameplay, online gameplay, or a combination of offline and online gameplay. We may also sell separate downloadable add-on content to supplement our full game software products. Certain of our software products provide customers with the option to acquire virtual currency or make in-game purchases.

We determine revenue recognition by:


•	identifying the contract, or contracts, with the customer;


•	identifying the performance obligations in the contract;


•	determining the transaction price;


•	allocating the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract; and


•	recognizing revenue when, or as, we satisfy performance obligations by transferring the promised goods or services.

We recognize revenue in the amount that reflects the consideration we expect to receive in exchange for the sales of software products and game related services when control of the promised products and services is transferred to our customers and our performance obligations under the contract have been satisfied. Revenue is recorded net of transaction taxes assessed by governmental authorities such as sales value-added taxes and other similar taxes.

Our software products are sold as full games, which typically provide access to the main game content, primarily for console and PC. Generally our full game software products deliver a license of our intellectual property that provides a functional offline gaming experience (i.e., one that does not require an Internet connection to access the main game content or other significant game related services). We recognize revenue related to the license of our intellectual property that provides offline functionality at the time control of the products have been transferred to our customers.

In addition, some of our full game software products that provide a functional offline gaming experience may also include significant game related services delivered over time, such as online functionality that is dependent upon online support services and/or additional free content updates. For full game sales that offer offline functionality and significant game related services we evaluate whether the license of our intellectual property and the game related services are distinct and separable. This evaluation is performed for each software product sold. If we determine that our software products contain a license of intellectual property separate from the game related services (i.e. multiple performance obligations), we estimate a standalone selling price for each identified performance obligation. We allocate the transaction price to each performance obligation using a relative standalone selling price method (the transaction price is allocated to a performance obligation based on the proportion of the standalone selling price of each performance obligation to the sum of the standalone selling prices for all performance obligations in the contract). For the portion of the transaction price allocable to the license, revenue is recognized when the customer takes control of the product. For the portion of the transaction price allocated to game related services, revenue is recognized ratably over the estimated service period for the related software product. We also defer related product costs and recognize the costs as the revenues are recognized.

Certain of our full game software products are delivered primarily as an online gaming experience with substantially all gameplay requiring online access to our game related services. We recognize revenue for full game software products that are dependent on our game related services over an estimated service period. For our full game online software products we also defer related product costs and recognize the costs as the revenue is recognized.

In addition to sales of our full game software products, certain of our software products provide customers with the option to acquire virtual currency or make in-game purchases. Revenue from the sale of virtual currency and in-game purchases is deferred and recognized ratably over the estimated service period, which is the user life.

We also sell separate downloadable add-on content to supplement our full game software products. Revenue from the sale of separate downloadable add-on content is evaluated for revenue recognition on the same basis as our full game software products.

Certain software products are sold to customers with a “street date” (the earliest date these products may be sold by retailers). For these products, we recognize revenue on the later of the street date or the sale date as this is generally when we have transferred control of our software products. In addition, some of our software products are sold as digital downloads.

Revenue from digital downloads is generally recognized when the download is made available to the end user by a third-party digital storefront. For the sale of physical software products, the recognition of revenue allocated to game related services does not begin until the product is sold-through by our customer to the end user. We currently estimate sell-through to the end user for all our titles to be approximately two months after we have sold-in the software products to our retailers. Determining the estimated sell-through period is subjective and requires significant management judgment and estimates.

Our payment terms and conditions vary by customer and typically provide net 30 to 60 day terms. In instances where the timing of revenue recognition differs from the timing of invoicing, we do not adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component when we expect, at contract inception, that the period between our transfer of a promised product or service to our customer and payment for that product or service will be one year or less.

Contract Balances

We generally record a receivable related to revenue when we have an unconditional right to invoice and receive payment, and we record deferred revenue when cash payments are received or due in advance of our performance, even if amounts are refundable. Contract assets generally consist of arrangements for which we have recognized revenue to the extent it is probable that significant reversal will not occur but do not have a right to invoice as of the reporting date. Contract assets are recorded within Prepaid expenses and other on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Our allowance for doubtful accounts are typically immaterial and, if required, are based on our best estimate of probable losses inherent in our accounts receivable balance.

Deferred revenue is comprised primarily of unsatisfied revenue related to the portion of the transaction price allocable to game related services of our full game software products. These sales are typically invoiced at the beginning of the contract period, and revenue is recognized ratably over the estimated service period. Deferred revenue may also include amounts related to software products with future street dates.

Refer to Note 2 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers for further information, including changes in deferred revenue during the period.

Principal Agent Considerations

We offer certain software products via third party digital storefronts, such as Microsoft’s Xbox Live, Sony’s PlayStation Network, Valve's Steam, Apple's App Store, and the Google Play Store. We determine whether revenue should be reported gross or net of fees retained by the storefront. Key indicators that we use in evaluating gross versus net treatment include, but are not limited to, the following:


•	which party is primarily responsible for fulfilling the promise to provide the specified good or service; and


•	which party has discretion in establishing the price for the specified good or service.

Based on our evaluation of the above indicators, we report revenue on a gross basis for sales arrangements via Apple's App Store and the Google Play Store, and we report revenue net of fees retained by the digital storefront for sales arrangements via Microsoft’s Xbox, Sony’s PlayStation, and Valve's Steam.

Shipping and Handling

Shipping and handling costs are incurred to move physical software products to customers. We recognize all shipping and handling costs as an expense in Cost of goods sold because we are responsible for delivery of the product to our customers prior to transfer of control to the customer.

Estimated Service Period

For performance obligations satisfied over time, we have determined that the estimated service period is the time period in which an average user plays our software products (“user life”) which faithfully depicts the timing of satisfying our performance obligation. We consider a variety of data points when determining and subsequently reassessing the estimated service period for players of our software products, primarily we review the weighted average number of days between players’ first and last days played online. We also consider known online trends, the service periods of our previously released software products, and, to the extent publicly available, the service periods of our competitors’ software products that are similar in nature to ours. We believe this provides a reasonable depiction of the transfer of our game related services to our customers, as it is the best representation of the period during which our customers play our software products. Determining the estimated service period is subjective and requires significant management judgment and estimates. Future usage patterns may differ from historical usage patterns, and therefore the estimated service period may change in the future. The estimated service periods for players of our current software products are generally between 9 and 15 months depending on the software product.

Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Performance Obligations

Our contracts with customers often include promises to transfer multiple products and services. Determining whether products and services are considered distinct performance obligations that should be accounted for separately versus together requires significant judgment as we typically do not have observable standalone selling prices for our game related service performance obligations. For software products in which the software license has offline functionality and benefit from meaningful game related services, which may include online functionality that is dependent on our online support services and/or additional free content updates, we believe we have separate performance obligations for the license of the intellectual property and the game related services. Significant judgment and estimates are also required to determine the standalone selling price for each distinct

performance obligation and whether a discount needs to be allocated based on the relative standalone selling price of our products and services.

To estimate the standalone selling price for each performance obligation, we consider, to the extent available, a variety of data points such as past selling prices of the product or other similar products, competitor pricing and our market data. If observable pricing is not available, we use an expected cost plus margin approach taking into account relevant costs including product development, post-release support, marketing and licensing costs. This evaluation is performed on a product by product basis.

Price Protection and Allowances for Returns

We grant price protection and accept returns in connection with our distribution arrangements. Following reductions in the price of our physical software products, we grant price protection to permit customers to take credits against amounts they owe us with respect to merchandise unsold by them. Our customers must satisfy certain conditions to entitle them to receive price protection or return products, including compliance with applicable payment terms and confirmation of field inventory levels.

At contract inception and at each subsequent reporting period, we make estimates of future price protection and product returns related to current period software product revenue. We estimate the amount of future price protection and returns for software products based upon, among other factors, historical experience and performance of the titles in similar genres, historical performance of the hardware platform, customer inventory levels, analysis of sell-through rates, sales force and retail customer feedback, industry pricing, market conditions and changes in demand and acceptance of our products by consumers.

Revenue is recognized after deducting the estimated price protection and allowances for returns, which are accounted for as variable consideration. Price protection and allowances for returns are considered refund liabilities and are reported within Accrued expenses and other current liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Sales Incentives

We enter into various sales incentives arrangements with our customers, such as rebates, discounts, and cooperative marketing. These incentives are considered adjustments to the transaction price of our software products and are reflected as reductions to revenue. Sales incentives incurred by us for distinct goods or services received, such as the appearance of our products in a customer’s national circular ad, are included in Selling and marketing expense if there is a separate identifiable benefit and the benefit’s fair value can be established. Otherwise, such sales incentives are reflected as a reduction to revenue and are considered refund liabilities, which are reported within Accrued expenses and other current liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Significant Estimates

Significant management judgment and estimates must be used in connection with many of the determinations described above, such as estimating the fair value allocation to distinct and separable performance obligations, the service period over which to defer recognition of revenue, the time it takes our physical products to sell-through to end users, and the amounts of future price protection and allowance for returns. We believe we can make reliable estimates. However, actual results may differ from initial estimates due to changes in circumstances, market conditions and assumptions. Adjustments to estimates are recorded in the period in which they become known.

2. REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS

Impacts on financial statement line items

Adoption of the New Revenue Accounting Standard had the following impact on our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended June 30, 2018:



	Amounts as reported			Amounts without adoption of New Revenue Accounting Standard			Increase (decrease) due to adoption of New Revenue Accounting Standard
Net revenue	387,982			401,981			(13,999	)
Cost of goods sold	131,365			157,089			(25,724	)
Gross profit	256,617			244,892			11,725
General and administrative	67,735			67,735			—
Selling and marketing	58,306			58,306			—
Research and development	50,712			50,712			—
Business reorganization	(242		)	(242		)	—
Depreciation and amortization	9,260			9,260			—
Total operating expenses	185,771			185,771			—
Income from operations	70,846			59,121			11,725
Interest and other, net	6,601			6,013			588
Income before income taxes	77,447			65,134			12,313
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	5,754			(1,970		)	7,724
Net income	71,693			67,104			4,589
Earnings per share:
Basic earnings per share	$	0.63		$	0.59
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.62		$	0.58

Adoption of the New Revenue Accounting Standard had the following impact on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2018:



	Amounts as reported			Amounts without adoption of New Revenue Accounting Standard			Increase (decrease) due to adoption of New Revenue Accounting Standard
ASSETS
Accounts receivable, net	$	239,736		$	197,465		$	42,271
Software development costs and licenses	12,676			17,571			(4,895		)
Deferred cost of goods sold	19,141			83,632			(64,491		)
Prepaid expenses and other	180,512			121,359			59,153
Deferred cost of goods sold, net of current portion	736			19,414			(18,678		)
Other assets	75,917			59,696			16,221

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	906,881		$	854,006		$	52,875
Deferred revenue	450,568			703,172			(252,604		)
Non-current deferred revenue	15,861			296,541			(280,680		)
Other long-term liabilities	191,490			155,111			36,379
Retained earnings	615,482			140,620			474,862
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(41,015		)	(39,764		)	(1,251		)

The adoption of the New Revenue Standard had no impact on our cash flows.

Disaggregation of revenue

Product revenue

Product revenue is primarily comprised of the portion of revenue from software products that is recognized when the customer takes control of the product (i.e. upon delivery of the software product).

Service and other revenue

Service and other revenue is primarily comprised of revenue from game related services, virtual currency transactions and in-game purchases which are recognized over an estimated service period.

Net revenue by product revenue and service and other was as follows:



		Three Months Ended June 30,
		2018
Net revenue recognized:
Product		78,795
Service and other		309,187
Total net revenue		387,982

Full game and other revenue

Full game and other revenue primarily includes the initial sale of full game software products, which may include offline and/or significant game related services.

Recurrent consumer spending revenue

Recurrent consumer spending revenue is generated from ongoing consumer engagement and includes revenue from virtual currency, add-on content, and in-game purchases.

Net revenue by full game and other revenue and recurrent consumer spending was as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2018
Net revenue recognized:
Recurrent consumer spending	241,030
Full game and other	$	146,952
Total net revenue	$	387,982

Geography

We attribute net revenue to geographic regions based on software product destination. Net revenue by geographic region was as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2018
Net revenue recognized:
United States	$	221,411
International	166,571
Total net revenue	$	387,982

Platform

Net revenue by platform was as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2018
Net revenue recognized:
Console	$	294,730
PC and other	93,252
Total net revenue	$	387,982

Distribution channel

Our products are delivered through digital online services (digital download, online platforms and cloud streaming) and physical retail and other. Net revenue by distribution channel was as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2018
Net revenue recognized:
Digital online	$	315,047
Physical retail and other	72,935
Total net revenue	$	387,982

Deferred Revenue

We record deferred revenue when payments are due or received in advance of the fulfillment of our associated performance obligations. The opening balance and ending balance of deferred revenue, including current and non-current balances as of April 1, 2018 and June 30, 2018 was $566,141 and $466,429, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2018, the additions to our deferred revenue balance were primarily due to cash payments received or due in advance of satisfying our performance obligations, while the reductions to our deferred revenue balance were primarily due to the recognition of revenue upon fulfillment of our performance obligations, both of which were in the ordinary course of business.

During the three months ended June 30, 2018, $240,485 of revenue was recognized that was included in the deferred revenue balance at the beginning of the period. As of June 30, 2018, the aggregate amount of contract revenue allocated to unsatisfied performance obligations is $466,429. We expect to recognize approximately $450,568 of this balance as revenue over the next 12 months, and the remainder thereafter.

As of April 1, 2018 and June 30, 2018 our contract asset balance was $69,522 and $66,668, respectively.

3. MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

In March 2014, we entered into an amended management services agreement, (the "2014 Management Agreement"), with ZelnickMedia Corporation ("ZelnickMedia") pursuant to which ZelnickMedia provided us with certain management, consulting and executive level services. The 2014 Management Agreement became effective April 1, 2014. The 2014 Management Agreement provided for an annual management fee of $2,970 over the term of the agreement and a maximum annual bonus opportunity of $4,752 over the term of the agreement, based on the Company achieving certain performance thresholds. In November 2017, we entered into a new management agreement, (the "2017 Management Agreement"), with ZelnickMedia pursuant to which ZelnickMedia continues to provide financial and management consulting services to the Company through March 31, 2024. The 2017 Management Agreement became effective January 1, 2018 and supersedes and replaces the 2014 Management Agreement, except as otherwise contemplated by the 2017 Management Agreement. As part of the 2017 Management Agreement, Strauss Zelnick, the President of ZelnickMedia, continues to serve as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Karl Slatoff, a partner of ZelnickMedia, continues to serve as President of the Company. The 2017 Management Agreement provides for an annual management fee of $3,100 over the term of the agreement and a maximum annual bonus opportunity of $7,440 over the term of the agreement, based on the Company achieving certain performance thresholds.

In consideration for ZelnickMedia's services, we recorded consulting expense (a component of general and administrative expenses) of $1,705 and $1,337 during the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. We recorded stock-based compensation expense for non-employee restricted stock units granted to ZelnickMedia, which is included in General and administrative expenses of $4,517 and $6,014 during the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

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In connection with the 2017 Management Agreement and 2014 Management Agreement, we have granted restricted stock units as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2018	2017
Time-based	86	66
Market-based(1)	79	122
Performance-based(1)
New IP	—	21
Major IP	—	20
IP	27	—
Recurrent Consumer Spending ("RCS")	26	—
Total—Performance-based	53	41
Total Restricted Stock Units	218	229

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(1)	Represents the maximum number of shares eligible to vest.

Time-based restricted stock units granted in 2018 will vest on April 13, 2020, and those granted in 2017 will vest on April 4, 2019, in each case provided that the 2017 Management Agreement has not been terminated prior to such vesting date.

Market-based restricted stock units granted in 2018 are eligible to vest on April 13, 2020, and those granted in 2017 are eligible to vest on April 4, 2019, in each case provided that the 2017 Management Agreement has not been terminated prior to such vesting date. Market-based restricted stock units are eligible to vest based on the Company's Total Shareholder Return (as defined in the relevant grant agreement) relative to the Total Shareholder Return (as defined in the relevant grant agreement) of the companies that constitute the NASDAQ Composite Index as of the grant date measured over a two-year period. To earn the target number of market-based restricted stock units (which represents 50% of the number of the market-based restricted stock units set forth in the table above), the Company must perform at the 50th percentile, with the maximum number of market-based restricted stock units earned if the Company performs at the 75th percentile.

Performance-based restricted stock units granted in 2018 are eligible to vest on April 13, 2020, and those granted in 2017 are eligible to vest on April 4, 2019, in each case provided that the 2017 Management Agreement has not been terminated prior to such vesting date. The 2017 performance-based restricted stock units, of which 50% are tied to "New IP" and 50% to "Major IP" (as defined in the relevant grant agreement), are eligible to vest based on the Company's achievement of certain performance metrics (as defined in the relevant grant agreement) of individual product releases of "New IP" or "Major IP," respectively, measured over a two-year period. The 2018 performance-based restricted stock units, of which 50% are tied to "IP" and 50% to "RCS" (as defined in the relevant grant agreement), are eligible to vest based on the Company's achievement of certain performance metrics (as defined in the relevant grant agreement) of either individual product releases of "IP" or "RCS" measured over a two-year period. The target number of performance-based restricted stock units that may be earned pursuant to these grants is equal to 50% of the grant amounts set forth in the above table (the numbers in the table represent the maximum number of performance-based restricted stock units that may be earned). At the end of each reporting period, we assess the probability of each performance metric and upon determination that certain thresholds are probable, we record expense for the unvested portion of the shares of performance-based restricted stock units.

The unvested portion of time-based, market-based and performance-based restricted stock units held by ZelnickMedia were 434 and 602 as of June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, respectively. 340 restricted stock units previously granted to ZelnickMedia, vested and 33 restricted stock units were forfeited by ZelnickMedia during the three months ended June 30, 2018.

4. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The carrying amounts of our financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current liabilities, approximate fair value because of their short maturities.

We follow a three-level fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. This hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of "observable inputs" and minimize the use of "unobservable inputs." The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:

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•	Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.


•	Level 2—Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for markets that are not active or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.


•	Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. This includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.

The table below segregates all assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (which is measured at least annually) into the most appropriate level within the fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used to determine the fair value at the measurement date.



	June 30, 2018			Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (level 1)		Significant other observable inputs (level 2)			Significant unobservable inputs (level 3)		Balance Sheet Classification
Money market funds	$	275,025		$	275,025	$	—		$	—	Cash and cash equivalents
Bank-time deposits	20			20					—		Cash and cash equivalents
Commercial paper	25,338					25,338			—		Cash and cash equivalents
Money market funds	506,834			506,834		—			—		Restricted cash
Corporate bonds	320,643					320,643			—		Short-term investments
US Treasuries	59,799			59,799		—			—		Short-term investments
Commercial paper	5,990			—		5,990			—		Short-term investments
Mutual funds	4,521					4,521			—		Short-term investments
Bank-time deposits	246,503			246,503		—			—		Short-term investments
Foreign currency forward contracts	17			—		17			—		Prepaid expenses and other
Private equity	1,823			—		—			1,823		Other assets
Foreign currency forward contracts	(140		)	—		(140		)	—		Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Cross-currency swap	(6,207		)	—		(6,207		)	—		Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Total recurring fair value measurements, net	$	1,440,166		$	1,088,181	$	350,162		$	1,823

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	March 31, 2018			Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (level 1)		Significant other observable inputs (level 2)			Significant unobservable inputs (level 3)		Balance Sheet Classification
Money market funds	$	516,626		$	516,626	$	—		$	—	Cash and cash equivalents
Bank-time deposits	21			21		—			—		Cash and cash equivalents
Commercial paper	10,796			—		10,796			—		Cash and cash equivalents
Corporate bonds	308,716			—		308,716			—		Short-term investments
US Treasuries	59,725			59,725		—			—		Short-term investments
Commercial paper	25,422			—		25,422			—		Short-term investments
Mutual funds	4,880			—		4,880			—		Short-term investments
Bank-time deposits	216,663			216,663		—			—		Short-term investments
Foreign currency forward contracts	12			—		12			—		Prepaid expenses and other
Private equity	1,205			—		—			1,205		Other assets
Foreign currency forward contracts	(43		)			(43		)			Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Cross-currency swap	(15,659		)			(15,659		)			Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Total recurring fair value measurements, net	$	1,128,364		$	793,035	$	334,124		$	1,205

We did not have any transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements, nor did we have any transfers into or out of Level 3 during the three months ended June 30, 2018.

Debt

As of June 30, 2018, the estimated fair value of our 1.00% Convertible Notes due 2018 (the "1.00% Convertible Notes") was $27,225. The fair value was determined using Level 2 inputs, observable market data, for the 1.00% Convertible Notes and their embedded option feature. See Note 10 for additional information regarding our 1.00% Convertible Notes.

5. SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

Our short-term investments consisted of the following:



	June 30, 2018
			Gross Unrealized
	Cost or Amortized Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair Value
Short-term investments
Bank time deposits	$	246,503	$	—	$	—		$	246,503
Available-for-sale securities:
Corporate bonds	321,860		28		(1,245		)	320,643
US Treasuries	60,044		—		(245		)	59,799
Commercial paper	5,990		—		—			5,990
Mutual funds	4,558		7		(44		)	4,521
Total short-term investments	$	638,955	$	35	$	(1,534	)	$	637,456



	March 31, 2018
			Gross Unrealized
	Cost or Amortized Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair Value
Short-term investments
Bank time deposits	$	216,663	$	—	$	—		$	216,663
Available-for-sale securities:
Corporate bonds	310,387		16		(1,687		)	308,716
US Treasuries	59,970		—		(245		)	59,725
Commercial paper	25,422		—		—			25,422
Mutual funds	4,876		16		(12		)	4,880
Total short-term investments	$	617,318	$	32	$	(1,944	)	$	615,406

Based on our review of investments with unrealized losses, we did not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of June 30, 2018 or March 31, 2018. We do not intend to sell any of our investments with unrealized losses, nor is it more likely than not that we will be required to sell those investments.

The following table summarizes the contracted maturities of our short-term investments at June 30, 2018:



	June 30, 2018
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Short-term investments
Due in 1 year or less	$	555,536	$	554,449
Due in 1 - 2 years	83,419		83,007
Total short-term investments	$	638,955	$	637,456

6. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

Our risk management strategy includes the use of derivative financial instruments to reduce the volatility of earnings and cash flows associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates. We do not enter into derivative financial contracts for speculative or trading purposes. We recognize derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets, and we measure those instruments at fair value. We classify cash flows from derivative transactions as cash flows from operating activities in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Foreign currency forward contracts

The following table shows the gross notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts:



	June 30, 2018		March 31, 2018
Forward contracts to sell foreign currencies	$	50,794	$	67,580
Forward contracts to purchase foreign currencies	42,822		4,359

For the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, we recorded a gain of $2,404 and a loss of $8,603, respectively, related to foreign currency forward contracts in Interest and other, net in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Our foreign currency exchange forward contracts are not designated as hedging instruments under hedge accounting and are used to reduce the impact of foreign currency on certain balance sheet exposures and certain revenue and expense. These instruments are generally short-term in nature, with typical maturities of less than one year, and are subject to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates.

Cross-currency swaps

We entered into a cross-currency swap agreement in August 2017 related to an intercompany loan that has been designated and accounted for as a cash flow hedge of foreign currency exchange risk. The intercompany loan is related to the acquisition of Social Point. As of June 30, 2018, the notional amount of the cross-currency swap is $129,000. This cross-currency swap mitigates the exposure to fluctuations in the U.S. dollar-euro exchange rate related to the intercompany loan. The critical terms of the cross-

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currency swap agreement correspond to the intercompany loan and both mature at the same time in 2027; as such, there was no ineffectiveness during the period.

Changes in the fair value of this cross-currency swap are recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and offset the change in value of interest and principal payment as a result of changes in foreign exchange rates. Resulting gains or losses from the cross-currency swap are reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to earnings to completely offset foreign currency transaction gains and losses recognized on the intercompany loan. We recognize the difference between the U.S. dollar interest payments received from the swap counterparty and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the euro interest payments made to the swap counterparty in interest and other, net on our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. There are no credit-risk related contingent features associated with these swaps.

7. INVENTORY

Inventory balances by category were as follows:



	June 30, 2018		March 31, 2018
Finished products	$	9,362	$	13,940
Parts and supplies	1,280		1,222
Inventory	$	10,642	$	15,162

Estimated product returns included in inventory at June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018 were $277 and $373, respectively.

8. SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COSTS AND LICENSES

Details of our capitalized software development costs and licenses were as follows:



	June 30, 2018				March 31, 2018
	Current		Non-current		Current		Non-current
Software development costs, internally developed	$	5,219	$	581,872	$	19,338	$	515,761
Software development costs, externally developed	1,097		135,566		4,275		122,270
Licenses	6,360		2,432		9,671		1,338
Software development costs and licenses	$	12,676	$	719,870	$	33,284	$	639,369

During the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, we recorded $0 and $684, respectively, of software development impairment charges (a component of Cost of goods sold).

9. ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following:



	June 30, 2018		March 31, 2018

Software development royalties	$	632,133	$	600,512
Business reorganization (see Notes 13 and 14)	66,928		72,074
Compensation and benefits	48,782		57,499
Refund liability	42,270		—
Licenses	31,032		43,261
Marketing and promotions	17,414		19,731
Deferred acquisition payments	—		25,000
Other	68,322		96,671
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	906,881	$	914,748

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10. DEBT

Credit Agreement

In December 2017, we entered into a Seventh Amendment to our Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as amended, the "Credit Agreement"). The Credit Agreement provides for borrowings of up to $100,000 which may be increased by up to $100,000 pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement and which is secured by substantially all of our assets and the equity of our subsidiaries. The Credit Agreement expires on August 18, 2019. Revolving loans under the Credit Agreement bear interest at our election of (a) 0.25% to 0.75% above a certain base rate (5.00% at June 30, 2018) or (b) 1.25% to 1.75% above the LIBOR Rate (approximately 2.09% at June 30, 2018), with the margin rate subject to the achievement of certain average liquidity levels. We are also required to pay a monthly fee on the unused available balance, ranging from 0.25% to 0.375% based on availability. We had no outstanding borrowings at June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018.

Availability under the Credit Agreement is unrestricted when liquidity, as defined in the Credit Agreement, is at least $300,000. When liquidity is below $300,000 availability under the Credit Agreement is restricted by our United States and United Kingdom based accounts receivable and inventory balances. The Credit Agreement also allows for the issuance of letters of credit in an aggregate amount of up to $5,000.

Information related to availability on our Credit Agreement was as follows:



	June 30, 2018		March 31, 2018
Available borrowings	$	98,334	$	98,355
Outstanding letters of credit	1,664		1,664

We recorded interest expense and fees related to the Credit Agreement of $110 and $110, respectively for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017. The Credit Agreement contains covenants that substantially limit us and our subsidiaries' ability to create, incur, assume or be liable for indebtedness; dispose of assets outside the ordinary course of business; acquire, merge or consolidate with or into another person or entity; create, incur or allow any lien on any of their respective properties; make investments; or pay dividends or make distributions (each subject to certain limitations); or optionally prepay any indebtedness (subject to certain exceptions, including an exception permitting the redemption of our unsecured convertible senior notes upon the meeting of certain minimum liquidity requirements). In addition, the Credit Agreement provides for certain events of default such as nonpayment of principal and interest, breaches of representations and warranties, noncompliance with covenants, acts of insolvency, default on indebtedness held by third parties and default on certain material contracts (subject to certain limitations and cure periods). The Credit Agreement also contains a requirement that we maintain an interest coverage ratio of more than one to one for the trailing twelve-month period, if certain average liquidity levels fall below $30,000.

1.00% Convertible Notes Due 2018

On June 18, 2013, we issued $250,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.00% Convertible Notes due 2018. The 1.00% Convertible Notes were issued at 98.5% of par value for proceeds of $246,250. Interest on the 1.00% Convertible Notes was payable semi-annually in arrears on July 1st and January 1st of each year, commencing on January 1, 2014. The 1.00% Convertible Notes matured on July 1, 2018, unless earlier repurchased by the Company or converted. We did not have the right to redeem the 1.00% Convertible Notes prior to maturity. We also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $37,500 principal amount of 1.00% Convertible Notes to cover overallotments, if any. On July 17, 2013, we closed our public offering of $37,500 principal amount of our 1.00% Convertible Notes as a result of the underwriters exercising their overallotment option in full on July 12, 2013, bringing the total proceeds to $283,188.

The 1.00% Convertible Notes were convertible at an initial conversion rate of 46.4727 shares of our common stock per $1 principal amount of 1.00% Convertible Notes (representing an initial conversion price of approximately $21.52 per share of common stock for a total of approximately 13,361 underlying conversion shares) subject to adjustment in certain circumstances.

During the three months ended June 30, 2018, 1.00% Convertible Notes with an aggregate principal amount of $2,931 were settled, and an additional $5,183 were tendered for conversion with July 2018 settlement dates.

Effective April 26, 2018, we elected to settle our remaining conversion obligations in connection with the 1.00% Convertible Notes in shares of our common stock and accordingly notified the Trustee. As such, we have continued to classify these 1.00% Convertible Notes as long-term debt.

As of June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, the if-converted value of our 1.00% Convertible Notes exceeded the principal amount of $5,232 and $8,160, respectively by $21,993 and $28,639, respectively.

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The following table provides additional information related to our 1.00% Convertible Notes:



	June 30, 2018		March 31, 2018
Additional paid-in capital	$	35,784	$	35,784
Principal amount of 1.00% Convertible Notes	$	5,232	$	8,160
Unamortized discount of the liability component	—		89
Carrying amount of debt issuance costs	—		3
Net carrying amount of 1.00% Convertible Notes	$	5,232	$	8,068

The following table provides the components of interest expense related to our 1.00% Convertible Notes:



	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2018		2017
Cash interest expense (coupon interest expense)	$	1	$	448
Non-cash amortization of discount on 1.00% Convertible Notes	91		5,237
Amortization of debt issuance costs	3		160
Total interest expense related to 1.00% Convertible Notes	$	95	$	5,845

11. EARNINGS PER SHARE ("EPS")

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:



	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2018		2017
Computation of Basic earnings per share:
Net income	$	71,693	$	60,276
Less: net income allocated to participating securities	—		(588		)
Net income for basic earnings per share calculation	$	71,693	$	59,688

Total weighted average shares outstanding—basic	112,941		105,494
Less: weighted average participating shares outstanding	—		(1,029		)
Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic	112,941		104,465

Basic earnings per share	$	0.63	$	0.57

Computation of Diluted earnings per share:
Net income	$	71,693	$	60,276
Less: net income allocated to participating securities	—		(522		)
Add: interest expense, net of tax, on Convertible Notes	95		5,750
Net income for diluted earnings per share calculation	$	71,788	$	65,504

Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic	112,941		105,494
Add: dilutive effect of common stock equivalents	3,044		13,288
Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted	115,985		118,782
Less: weighted average participating shares outstanding	—		(1,029		)
Weighted average common shares outstanding- diluted	115,985		117,753

Diluted earnings per share	$	0.62	$	0.56

Certain of our unvested stock-based awards (including restricted stock units and time-based and market-based restricted stock awards) are considered participating securities since these securities had non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents during the contractual period of the award and thus requires the two-class method of computing EPS. As of June 30, 2018, we have no material remaining participating securities.

The calculation of EPS for common stock under the two-class method shown above excludes income attributable to the participating securities from the numerator and excludes the dilutive effect of those awards from the denominator.

We define common stock equivalents as stock-based awards and common stock related to the Convertible Notes (see Note 10) outstanding during the period. Common stock equivalents are measured using the treasury stock method, except for the Convertible Notes, which were assessed for their effect on diluted EPS using the more dilutive of the treasury stock method or the if-converted method. Under the provisions of the if-converted method, the Convertible Notes are assumed to be converted and included in the denominator of the EPS calculation and the interest expense, net of tax, recorded in connection with the Convertible Notes is added back to the numerator.

During the three months ended June 30, 2018, 1,537 restricted stock awards vested, we granted 2,080 unvested restricted stock awards, and 34 unvested restricted stock awards were forfeited.

12. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

The following table provides the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss:



	Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
	Foreign currency translation adjustments			Unrealized gain (loss) on forward contracts		Unrealized gain (loss) on cross-currency swap			Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for- sales securities			Total
Balance at March 31, 2018	$	(4,287	)	$	600	$	(10,191	)	$	(1,854	)	$	(15,732	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(26,817		)	—		9,585			409			(16,823		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—			—		(8,460		)	—			(8,460		)
Balance at June 30, 2018	$	(31,104	)	$	600	$	(9,066	)	$	(1,445	)	$	(41,015	)



	Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
	Foreign currency translation adjustments			Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments		Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for- sales securities			Total
Balance at March 31, 2017	$	(47,666	)	$	600	$	(76	)	$	(47,142	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	9,476			—		84			9,560
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—			—		—			—
Balance at June 30, 2017	$	(38,190	)	$	600	$	8		$	(37,582	)

13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

We have entered into various agreements in the ordinary course of business that require substantial cash commitments over the next several years. Other than agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business and in addition to the agreements requiring known cash commitments as reported in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, we did not have any significant changes to our commitments since March 31, 2018.

Legal and Other Proceedings

We are, or may become, subject to demands and claims (including intellectual property claims) and are involved in routine litigation in the ordinary course of business which we do not believe to be material to our business or financial condition or results of operations. We have appropriately accrued amounts related to certain of these claims and legal and other proceedings. While it is reasonably possible that a loss may be incurred in excess of the amounts accrued in our financial statements, we believe that such losses, unless otherwise disclosed, would not be material.

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On April 11, 2016, we filed a declaratory judgment action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York seeking, among other things, a judicial declaration that Leslie Benzies, the former president of one of our subsidiaries with whom we had been in ongoing discussions regarding his separation of employment, is not entitled to any minimum allocation or financial parity with any other person under the applicable royalty plan. We believe we will prevail in this matter, although there can be no assurance of the outcome. On April 12, 2016, Mr. Benzies filed a complaint in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County against us, and certain of our subsidiaries and employees. We removed this case to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, but the case was subsequently remanded to state court. The complaint claims damages of at least $150,000 and contains allegations of breach of fiduciary duty; fraudulent inducement and fraudulent concealment; aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty; breach of various contracts; breach of implied duty of good faith and fair dealing; tortious interference with contract; unjust enrichment; reformation; constructive trust; declaration of rights; constructive discharge; defamation and fraud. We have asserted counterclaims for breach of contract, theft of trade secrets, and misappropriation.

As a result of amended pleadings, motion practice and appeals to date, twelve of Mr. Benzies’ claims have been dismissed, leaving only six remaining claims: breach of various contracts, constructive discharge, breach of implied duty of good faith and fair dealing, and tortious interference with contract. Our federal court action has been stayed pending the conclusion of the state court action. We believe that we have meritorious defenses to the remaining claims, and we intend to vigorously defend against them and to pursue our counterclaims.

We have accrued what we believe to be an adequate amount for this matter, which amounts are classified as Business reorganization within Accrued expenses and other current liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets (see Note 9). We do not believe that the ultimate outcome of such litigation, even if in excess of our current accrual, will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

14. BUSINESS REORGANIZATION

In the first quarter of fiscal 2018, we announced and initiated actions to implement a strategic reorganization at one of our labels (the "2018 Plan"). In connection with this initiative, we recognized a credit to business reorganization expense of $242 during the three months ended June 30, 2018 due to a true-up of estimates for employee separation costs. Through June 30, 2018, we paid $4,905 related to these reorganization activities. As of June 30, 2018, $993 remained accrued for in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities and $4,708 in Other non-current liabilities. Although we may record additional expense or benefit in future periods to true-up estimates, we do not expect to incur additional reorganization costs in connection with the 2018 Plan.

15. INCOME TAXES

On December 22, 2017, the United States (“U.S.”) enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (herein referred to as the "Act”). The Act makes broad and complex changes to the U.S. tax code, which could materially affect us. The Act reduced the U.S. federal corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, effective January 1, 2018 and requires companies to pay a one-time transition tax on the previously untaxed earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries. In addition, the Act makes other changes that may affect us. These changes include but are not limited to (1) a Base Erosion Anti-abuse Tax (BEAT), which is a new minimum tax, (2) generally eliminating U.S. federal income taxes on dividends from foreign subsidiaries, (3) a new provision that taxes global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI), (4) the repeal of the domestic production activity deduction, and (5) other base broadening provisions.

The SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, Income Tax Accounting Implications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ("SAB 118"), which provides guidance on accounting for the Act’s impact. SAB 118 provides a measurement period, which should not extend beyond one year from the Act enactment date, during which a company acting in good faith may complete the accounting for the impact of the Act under ASC 740. In accordance with SAB 118, the income tax effects of the Act must be reflected in the reporting period in which the accounting under ASC Topic 740 is complete. To the extent the accounting for certain income tax effects of the Act is incomplete, we can determine a reasonable estimate for those effects and record a provisional estimate.

We continue to evaluate the potential impact of the Act, and the amounts recorded in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 represented provisional estimates for certain identified income tax effects, for which the accounting is incomplete but a reasonable estimate was determined. Additional information and further analysis is required to determine the untaxed earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries and to evaluate the complexities of the new tax law along with additional interpretative guidance that may be issued. The impact of the Act may differ from these estimates, possibly materially, due to changes in interpretations and assumptions we have made, guidance that may be issued and actions we may take as a result of the Act. We expect to continue to analyze the Act and its impacts and record any adjustments to provisional estimates no later than the third quarter of the fiscal

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year ending March 31, 2019. We continue to review whether the Act will affect our existing intention to indefinitely reinvest earnings of our foreign subsidiaries and therefore have not recorded any tax liabilities associated with the repatriation of foreign earnings.

The Act subjects a U.S. shareholder to current tax on GILTI earned by foreign subsidiaries. The FASB Staff Q&A Topic No. 5, Accounting for Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income, states that an entity can make an accounting policy election either to recognize deferred taxes for temporary differences that are expected to reverse as GILTI in future years or provide for the tax expense related to GILTI resulting from those items in the year the tax is incurred. We have elected to recognize the resulting tax on GILTI as a period expense in the period the tax is incurred. We have estimated the effect in our estimated annual effective rate based on current tax guidance. The actual tax expense we record for GILTI may differ from this estimate.

The provision from income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2018 is based on our projected annual effective tax rate for fiscal year 2018, adjusted for specific items that are required to be recognized in the period in which they are incurred. The provision for income taxes was $5,754 for the three months ended June 30, 2018 as compared to a benefit from income taxes of $12,865 for the prior year period.

When compared to the statutory rate of 21%, the effective tax rate of 7.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2018 was primarily due to a tax benefit of $6,618 as a result of tax credits anticipated to be utilized, net tax benefit of $5,543 for excess tax benefits from employee stock compensation, and a tax benefit of $5,500 as a result of changes in our valuation allowance relating to temporary items and tax carryforwards anticipated to be utilized, partially offset by tax provision of $3,399 due to the geographic mix of earnings. To a lesser extent, our rate was also affected by the Act due to a net tax provision of $2,391.

We anticipate that additional excess tax benefits from employee stock compensation, tax credits, changes in valuation allowance, and changes as a result of the Act may arise in future periods, which could have a significant impact on our effective tax rate.

The accounting for share-based compensation will increase or decrease our effective tax rate based upon the difference between our share-based compensation expense and the deductions taken on our tax return, which depends upon the stock price at the time of the employee award vesting. Because we recognize excess tax benefits on a discrete basis, we anticipate that our effective tax rate will vary from quarter to quarter depending on our stock price in each period.

On June 21, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, which overturned previous case law that precluded states from requiring retailers to collect and remit sales and use tax collection on sales made to in-state customers unless the retailer had physical presence in the state. Although this case is limited to sales tax collection obligations, we continue to monitor the potential impact of this decision on our state income tax footprint.

We are regularly examined by domestic and foreign taxing authorities. Examinations may result in tax assessments in excess of amounts claimed and the payment of additional taxes. We believe our tax positions comply with applicable tax law, and that we have adequately provided for reasonably foreseeable tax assessments. It is possible that settlement of audits or the expiration of the statute of limitations may have an impact on our effective tax rate in future periods.

16. SHARE REPURCHASE

Our Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to 14,218 shares of our common stock. Under this program, we may purchase shares from time to time through a variety of methods, including in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, in accordance with applicable securities laws. Repurchases are subject to the availability of stock, prevailing market conditions, the trading price of the stock, the Company's financial performance and other conditions. The program does not require us to repurchase shares and may be suspended or discontinued at any time for any reason.

During the three months ended June 30, 2018, we repurchased 1,597 shares of our common stock in the open market for $153,515, including commissions of $16, as part of the program. We have repurchased a total of 8,281 shares of our common stock under the program, and, as of June 30, 2018, 5,937 shares of our common stock remain available for repurchase under the share repurchase program.

All of the repurchased shares are classified as Treasury stock in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

CAUTIONARY NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The statements contained herein which are not historical facts are considered forward-looking statements under federal securities laws and may be identified by words such as "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "potential," "predicts," "projects," "seeks," "should" "will," or words of similar meaning and include, but are not limited to,

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statements regarding the outlook for the Company's future business and financial performance. Such forward-looking statements are based on the current beliefs of our management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to them, which are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Actual outcomes and results may vary materially from these forward-looking statements based on a variety of risks and uncertainties including those contained herein, in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, in the section entitled "Risk Factors," and the Company's other periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements are qualified by these cautionary statements and speak only as of the date they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Our Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("MD&A") is provided in addition to the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and notes to assist readers in understanding our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the MD&A and our annual consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018.

Overview

Our Business

We are a leading developer, publisher and marketer of interactive entertainment for consumers around the globe. We develop and publish products principally through our two wholly-owned labels Rockstar Games and 2K, as well as our Private Division label and Social Point, a leading developer of mobile games. Our products are currently designed for console gaming systems such as Sony's PlayStation®4 ("PS4") and PlayStation®3 ("PS3"), Microsoft's Xbox One® ("Xbox One") and Xbox 360® ("Xbox 360"), the Nintendo Switch, and personal computers ("PC"), including smartphones and tablets. We deliver our products through physical retail, digital download, online platforms, and cloud streaming services.

We endeavor to be the most creative, innovative and efficient company in our industry. Our core strategy is to capitalize on the popularity of video games by developing and publishing high-quality interactive entertainment experiences across a range of genres. We focus on building compelling entertainment franchises by publishing a select number of titles for which we can create sequels and incremental revenue opportunities through virtual currency, add-on content, and in-game purchases. Most of our intellectual property is internally owned and developed, which we believe best positions us financially and competitively. We have established a portfolio of proprietary software content for the major hardware platforms in a wide range of genres, including action, adventure, family/casual, racing, role-playing, shooter, sports and strategy, which we distribute worldwide. We believe that our commitment to creativity and innovation is a distinguishing strength, enabling us to differentiate our products in the marketplace by combining advanced technology with compelling storylines and characters that provide unique gameplay experiences for consumers. We have created, acquired, or licensed a group of highly recognizable brands to match the broad consumer demographics that we serve, ranging from adults to children and game enthusiasts to casual gamers. Another cornerstone of our strategy is to support the success of our products in the marketplace through innovative marketing programs and global distribution on platforms and through channels that are relevant to our target audience.

Our revenue is primarily derived from the sale of internally developed software titles and software titles developed by third parties. Operating margins are dependent in part upon our ability to release new, commercially successful software products and to manage effectively their development costs. We have internal development studios located in Australia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Hungary, India, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Software titles published by our Rockstar Games label are primarily internally developed. We expect Rockstar Games, our wholly-owned publisher of the Grand Theft Auto, Max Payne, Midnight Club, Red Dead Redemption, and other popular franchises, to continue to be a leader in the action/adventure product category and to create groundbreaking entertainment by leveraging our existing titles as well as by developing new brands. We believe that Rockstar has established a uniquely original, popular cultural phenomenon with its Grand Theft Auto series, which is the interactive entertainment industry's most iconic and critically acclaimed brand and has sold-in over 285 million units. The latest installment, Grand Theft Auto V, has sold-in over 95 million units and includes access to Grand Theft Auto Online. Rockstar Games is also well known for developing brands in other genres, including the L.A. Noire, Bully, and Manhunt franchises. Rockstar Games continues to expand on our established franchises by developing sequels, offering downloadable episodes, content, and virtual currency, and releasing titles for smartphones and tablets.

Our 2K label has published a variety of popular entertainment properties across all key platforms and across a range of genres including shooter, action, role-playing, strategy, sports and family/casual entertainment. We expect 2K to continue to develop new, successful franchises in the future. 2K's internally owned and developed franchises include the critically acclaimed, multi-million unit selling BioShock, Mafia, Sid Meier's Civilization and XCOM series. 2K also publishes externally developed

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brands, such as Borderlands and Evolve. 2K's realistic sports simulation titles include our flagship NBA 2K series, which continues to be the top-ranked NBA basketball video game, and the WWE 2K professional wrestling series.

Our Private Division label is dedicated to bringing titles from top independent developers to market. Private Division will publish several upcoming titles based on new IP from renowned industry creative talent, including the previously announced Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey from Panache Digital Game, a studio led by the creator of the Assassin's Creed franchise Patrice Désilets; an unannounced role-playing game ("RPG") currently codenamed Project Wight from The Outsiders, a studio formed by ex-DICE developers David Goldfarb and Ben Cousins; an unannounced RPG from Obsidian Entertainment led by Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky, co-creators of Fallout; and an unannounced sci-fi first-person shooter from V1 Interactive, a studio founded by Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto. Additionally, Private Division is the publisher of Kerbal Space Program.

Social Point develops and publishes popular free-to-play mobile games that deliver high-quality, deeply-engaging entertainment experiences, including its two most successful games, Dragon City and Monster Legends. In addition, Social Point has a robust development pipeline with a number of exciting games planned for launch in the coming years.

We are continuing to execute on our growth initiatives in Asia, where our strategy is to broaden the distribution of our existing products and expand our online gaming presence, especially in China and South Korea. 2K has secured a multi-year license from the NBA to develop an online version of the NBA simulation game in China, Taiwan, South Korea and Southeast Asia. NBA 2K Online, our free-to-play NBA simulation game, which was co-developed by 2K and Tencent, is the top online PC sports game in China with over 37 million registered users.

In February 2017, we expanded our relationship with the NBA through the creation of the NBA 2K League, a new, professional competitive gaming league. Launched in May 2018, this groundbreaking competitive gaming league is jointly owned by us and the NBA and consists of teams operated by several NBA franchises. The NBA 2K League follows a professional sports league format: competing head-to-head throughout a regular season, participating in a bracketed playoff system, and concluding with a championship match-up.

Trends and Factors Affecting our Business

Product Release Schedule. Our financial results are affected by the timing of our product releases and the commercial success of those titles. Our Grand Theft Auto products in particular have historically accounted for a significant portion of our revenue. Sales of Grand Theft Auto products generated 47% of our net revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2018. The timing of our Grand Theft Auto product releases may affect our financial performance on a quarterly and annual basis.

Economic Environment and Retailer Performance. We continue to monitor economic conditions that may unfavorably affect our businesses, such as deteriorating consumer demand, pricing pressure on our products, credit quality of our receivables, and foreign currency exchange rates. Our business is dependent upon a limited number of customers that account for a significant portion of our revenue. Our five largest customers accounted for 78.7% and 72.3% of net revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. As of June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, our five largest customers comprised 52.9% and 65.4% of our gross accounts receivable, respectively, with our significant customers (those that individually comprised more than 10% of our gross accounts receivable balance) accounting for 50.2% and 53.2% of such balance at June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, respectively. We had two customers who accounted for 34.4% and 15.8% of our gross accounts receivable as of June 30, 2018 and two customers who accounted for 37.7% and 15.5% of our gross accounts receivable as of March 31, 2018. The economic environment has affected our customers in the past, and may do so in the future. Bankruptcies or consolidations of our large retail customers could seriously hurt our business, due to uncollectible accounts receivables and the concentration of purchasing power among the remaining large retailers. Certain of our large customers sell used copies of our games, which may negatively affect our business by reducing demand for new copies of our games. While the downloadable content that we now offer for certain of our titles may serve to reduce used game sales, we expect used game sales to continue to adversely affect our business.

Hardware Platforms. We derive most of our revenue from the sale of software products made for video game consoles manufactured by third parties, such as Sony's PS4 and PS3, Microsoft's Xbox One and Xbox 360, and the Nintendo Switch, which comprised 76.0% of our net revenue by product platform for the three months ended June 30, 2018. The success of our business is dependent upon the consumer acceptance and continued growth in the installed base of these platforms. When new hardware platforms are introduced, demand for software used on older platforms typically declines, which may negatively affect our business during the market transition to the new consoles. Accordingly, our strategy is to focus our development efforts on a select number of the highest quality titles for these platforms, while also expanding our offerings for emerging platforms such as tablets, smartphones and online games.

Online Content and Digital Distribution. The interactive entertainment software industry is delivering a growing amount of content through digital online delivery methods. We provide a variety of online delivered products and offerings. Virtually all of our titles that are available through retailers as packaged goods products are also available through direct digital download (from websites we own and others owned by third parties). In addition, we aim to drive ongoing engagement and incremental

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revenue from recurrent consumer spending on our titles through virtual currency, add-on content, and in-game purchases. We also publish an expanding variety of titles for tablets and smartphones, which are delivered to consumers through digital download via the Internet. Our "Results of Operations" discloses that net revenue from digital online channels comprised 81.2% of our net revenue by distribution channel for the three months ended June 30, 2018. We expect online delivery of games and game offerings to continue to grow and to become an increasing part of our business over the long-term.

Product Releases

We released the following key titles during the three months ended June 30, 2018:



Title	Publishing Label	Internal or External Development	Platform(s)	Date Released
Grand Theft Auto V Premium Online Edition	Rockstar Games	Internal	PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC	April 20, 2018

Product Pipeline

We have announced the following future key titles to date (this list does not represent all titles currently in development):



Title	Publishing Label	Internal or External Development	Platform(s)	Expected Release Date
NBA 2K19 20^th Anniversary Edition	2K	Internal	PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC	September 7, 2018
NBA 2K19 Standard Edition	2K	Internal	PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC	September 11, 2018
WWE 2K19 Woooo! Deluxe Edition	2K	Internal/External	PS4, Xbox One, PC	October 5, 2018
WWE 2K19	2K	Internal/External	PS4, Xbox One, PC	October 9, 2018
Red Dead Redemption 2	Rockstar Games	Internal	PS4, Xbox One	October 26, 2018
Carnival Games	2K	Internal	Nintendo Switch	November 6, 2018
NBA 2K Playgrounds 2	2K	External	PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC	Fall 2018

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our most critical accounting policies, which are those that require significant judgment, include: revenue recognition; price protection and allowances for returns; capitalization and recognition of software development costs and licenses; fair value estimates including valuation of goodwill, intangible assets, and long-lived assets; valuation and recognition of stock-based compensation; and income taxes. In-depth descriptions of these can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018.

During the three months ended June 30, 2018, there were no significant changes to the above critical accounting policies and estimates, with the exception of our adoption of Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Refer to Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for disclosures regarding our updated revenue recognition accounting policies.

Recently Adopted and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies for further discussion.

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Operating Metric

Net Bookings

We monitor Net Bookings as a key operating metric in evaluating the performance of our business. Net Bookings is defined as the net amount of products and services sold digitally or sold-in physically during the period and includes licensing fees, merchandise, in-game advertising, strategy guides, and publisher incentives. Net Bookings were as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2018		2017		Increase/ (decrease)			% Increase/ (decrease)
Net Bookings	$	288,325	$	348,305	$	(59,980	)	(17.2	)%

For the three months ended June 30, 2018, net bookings decreased by $60.0 million as compared to the prior year period primarily due to Grand Theft Auto Online, Grand Theft Auto V, and our NBA 2K franchise.

Results of Operations

The following tables set forth, for the periods indicated, our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, net revenue by geographic region, net revenue by platform, net revenue by distribution channel, and net revenue by content type:



	Three Months Ended June 30,
(thousands of dollars)	2018					2017
Net revenue	$	387,982		100.0	%	$	418,216		100.0	%
Cost of goods sold	131,365			33.9	%	194,569			46.5	%
Gross profit	256,617			66.1	%	223,647			53.5	%
General and administrative	67,735			17.5	%	60,603			14.5	%
Selling and marketing	58,306			15.0	%	52,214			12.5	%
Research and development	50,712			13.1	%	42,269			10.1	%
Depreciation and amortization	9,260			2.4	%	7,743			1.9	%
Business reorganization	(242		)	(0.1	)%	10,599			2.5	%
Total operating expenses	185,771			47.9	%	173,428			41.5	%
Income from operations	70,846			18.3	%	50,219			12.0	%
Interest and other, net	6,601			1.7	%	(2,808		)	(0.7	)%
Income before income taxes	77,447			20.0	%	47,411			11.3	%
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	5,754			1.5	%	(12,865		)	(3.1	)%
Net income	$	71,693		18.5	%	$	60,276		14.4	%



	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2018				2017
Net revenue by geographic region:
United States	$	221,411	57.1	%	$	258,260	61.8	%
International	166,571		42.9	%	159,956		38.2	%
Net revenue by platform:
Console	$	294,730	76.0	%	$	344,917	82.5	%
PC and other	93,252		24.0	%	73,299		17.5	%
Net revenue by distribution channel:
Digital online	$	315,047	81.2	%	$	268,235	64.1	%
Physical retail and other	72,935		18.8	%	149,981		35.9	%
Net revenue by content type:
Recurrent consumer spending	$	241,030	62.1	%	$	169,509	40.5	%
Full game and other	146,952		37.9	%	248,707		59.5	%

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Three Months Ended June 30, 2018 Compared to June 30, 2017



(thousands of dollars)	2018		%		2017		%		Increase/ (decrease)			% Increase/ (decrease)
Net revenue	$	387,982	100.0	%	$	418,216	100.0	%	$	(30,234	)	(7.2	)%
Internal royalties	53,167		13.7	%	77,704		18.6	%	(24,537		)	(31.6	)%
Product costs	38,141		9.8	%	44,069		10.5	%	(5,928		)	(13.5	)%
Software development costs and royalties(1)	29,788		7.7	%	43,629		10.4	%	(13,841		)	(31.7	)%
Licenses	10,269		2.6	%	29,167		7.0	%	(18,898		)	(64.8	)%
Cost of goods sold	131,365		33.9	%	194,569		46.5	%	(63,204		)	(32.5	)%
Gross profit	$	256,617	66.1	%	$	223,647	53.5	%	$	32,970		14.7	%

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(1)	Includes $3,969 and $3,481 of stock-based compensation expense in 2018 and 2017, respectively, in software development costs and royalties.

In general, the adoption of Topic 606 results in a more accelerated revenue pattern, primarily due to (i) the elimination of the requirement for vendor-specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) of fair value when allocating between multiple performance obligations and (ii) the change of our estimated service period to a user life. However, the impact on a given period may differ from this general trend. See Note 1 and Note 2 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.

For the three months ended June 30, 2018, net revenue decreased by $30.2 million as compared to the prior year period. This decrease included a $14.0 million decrease in net revenue as a result of the adoption of Topic 606. This decrease was also due to (i) an aggregate decrease of $26.4 million from Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online, (ii) a decrease of $5.8 million from Mafia III, which released in October 2016, and (iii) a decrease of $4.8 million from Battleborn, which released in May 2016, partially offset by a $22.9 million increase from our NBA 2K franchise.

Net revenue from console games decreased by $50.2 million and accounted for 76.0% of our total net revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2018, as compared to 82.5% for the prior year period. The decrease in net revenue from console games included a $34.6 million decrease in net revenue as a result of the adoption of Topic 606. This decrease is also due to lower net revenue from Grand Theft Auto V, Mafia III, and Battleborn. These decreases were partially offset by higher net revenue from our NBA 2K franchise. Net revenue from PC and other increased by $20.0 million and accounted for 24.0% of our total net revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2018, as compared to 17.5% for the prior year period. The increase in net revenue from PC and other was due to a $20.6 million increase in net revenue as a result of the adoption of Topic 606. The remaining net decrease in net revenue from PC and other as compared to the prior year period was due to lower net revenue from Grand Theft Auto Online and Grand Theft Auto V, partially offset by an increase in net revenue from our NBA 2K franchise and our Social Point title, Monster Legends.

Net revenue from digital online channels increased by $46.8 million and accounted for 81.2% of our total net revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2018, as compared to 64.1% for the prior year period. The increase in net revenue from digital online channels was primarily due to a $33.0 million increase in net revenue as a result of the adoption of Topic 606. The increase was also due to higher net revenue from our NBA 2K franchise, partially offset by a decrease in net revenue from Grand Theft Auto V. Net revenue from physical retail and other channels decreased by $77.0 million and accounted for 18.8% of our total net revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2018, as compared to 35.9% for the same period in the prior year period. The decrease in net revenue from physical retail and other channels was primarily due to a $47.0 million decrease as a result of the adoption of Topic 606. The decrease was also due to lower net revenue from Grand Theft Auto V, Battleborn, and our WWE 2K franchise, partially offset by an increase in net revenue from our NBA 2K franchise.

Net revenue from recurrent consumer spending on our titles through virtual currency, add-on content, and in-game purchases increased by $71.5 million and accounted for 62.1% of net revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2018, as compared to 40.5% of net revenue for the prior year period. The increase in net revenue from recurrent consumer spending was due to a $41.8 million increase in net revenue as a result of the adoption of Topic 606. The increase is also due to higher net revenue from our NBA 2K franchise, Social Point titles, and Grand Theft Auto Online. Net revenue from full game and other decreased by $101.8 million and accounted for 37.9% of net revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2018 as compared to 59.5% of net revenue for the prior year period. The decrease in net revenue from full game and other was due to a $55.8 million decrease as a result of the adoption of Topic 606. The decrease was also due to lower net revenue from Grand Theft Auto V and Battleborn, partially offset by an increase in net revenue from our NBA 2K franchise.

Gross profit as a percentage of net revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2018 was 66.1% as compared to 53.5% for the prior year period. The increase was due primarily to a 5.2% increase in gross profit percentage as a result of the adoption

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of Topic 606. This increase was also due to lower internal royalties as a percentage of net revenue due to the timing of when royalties are earned and lower capitalized software cost amortization as a percentage of net revenue due to the timing of releases, partially offset by higher license royalties as a percentage of net revenue.

Net revenue earned outside of the United States increased by $6.6 million, and accounted for 42.9% of our total net revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2018, as compared to 38.2% in the prior year period. The increase in net revenue outside of the United States was due to a $7.4 million increase as a result of the adoption of Topic 606. The remaining net revenue earned outside the United States was relatively flat as compared to the prior year period as decreases in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online were almost completely offset by an increase in our NBA 2K franchise. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates increased net revenue by $3.5 million and increased gross profit by $1.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018 as compared to the prior year period.

Operating Expenses



(thousands of dollars)	2018			% of net revenue		2017		% of net revenue		Increase/ (decrease)			% Increase/ (decrease)
General and administrative	$	67,735		17.5	%	$	60,603	14.5	%	$	7,132		11.8	%
Selling and marketing	58,306			15.0	%	52,214		12.5	%	6,092			11.7	%
Research and development	50,712			13.1	%	42,269		10.1	%	8,443			20.0	%
Depreciation and amortization	9,260			2.4	%	7,743		1.9	%	1,517			19.6	%
Business reorganization	(242		)	(0.1	)%	10,599		2.5	%	(10,841		)	(102.3	)%
Total operating expenses(1)	$	185,771		47.9	%	$	173,428	41.5	%	$	12,343		7.1	%

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(1)	Includes stock-based compensation expense, which was allocated as follows (in thousands):



	2018		2017
General and administrative	$	11,518	$	13,120
Selling and marketing	$	4,774	$	2,585
Research and development	$	4,337	$	2,464
Business reorganization	$	—	$	2,421

Changes in foreign currency exchange rates increased total operating expenses by $3.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018, as compared to the prior year period.

General and administrative

General and administrative expenses increased by $7.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018, as compared to the prior year period, due to (i) increases in personnel expenses for additional headcount and (ii) increases in professional fees, including stock and incentive compensation expense related primarily to our management agreement with ZelnickMedia due to the increase in our share price. General and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 included occupancy expense (primarily rent, utilities and office expenses) of $5.3 million and $3.9 million, respectively, related to our development studios.

Selling and marketing

Selling and marketing expenses increased by $6.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018, as compared to the prior year period, due primarily to higher personnel expenses due to increased headcount and higher stock compensation as well as higher advertising expenses for Red Dead Redemption 2. The overall increase was partially offset by lower customer service costs.

Research and development

Research and development expenses increased by $8.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018, as compared to the prior year period. The increase was due primarily to increases in personnel expenses from additional headcount and higher stock compensation expense as well as an increase in production and development expenses for titles that have not reached technological feasibility.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased by $1.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018 as compared to the prior year period due to the move to our new corporate headquarters in December 2017.

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Business reorganization

During the three months ended June 30, 2018, business reorganization expense decreased $10.8 million as a result of a strategic reorganization at one of our labels in the prior year period, with no corresponding costs in the current year period.

Interest and other, net

Interest and other, net was income of $6.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018, as compared to expense of $2.8 million for the prior year period. The change was due primarily to lower interest expense as a result of the early conversions of our 1.00% Convertible Notes as well as higher interest income due to the nature of our investments and the rise in interest rates on those investments.

Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2018 is based on our projected annual effective tax rate for fiscal year 2019, adjusted for specific items that are required to be recognized in the period in which they are incurred. The provision for income taxes was $5.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018 as compared to a benefit from income taxes of $12.9 million for the prior year period.

When compared to the statutory rate of 21.0%, the effective tax rate of 7.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2018 was primarily due to a tax benefit of $6.6 million as a result of tax credits anticipated to be utilized, net tax benefit of $5.5 million for excess tax benefits from employee stock compensation, a tax benefit of $5.5 million as a result of changes in our valuation allowance relating to temporary items and tax carryforwards anticipated to be utilized, and offset by a tax provision of $3.4 million due to the geographic mix of earnings. To a lesser extent, our rate was also affected by the Act due to a net tax provision of $2.4 million.

In the prior year period, when compared to the statutory rate of 35%, the effective tax rate of (27.1)% was lower primarily due to a net tax benefit of $16.5 million for excess tax benefits from employee stock compensation, a tax benefit of $10.4 million as a result of tax credits anticipated to be utilized, a tax benefit of $3.1 million as a result of changes in our valuation allowance relating to temporary items and tax carryforwards anticipated to be utilized, and, to a lesser extent, the geographic mix of earnings.

The change in the effective tax rate, when compared to the prior year period's effective tax rate, is primarily due to the impact of the rate change on our projected annual effective tax rate, reduced tax benefits from tax credits and changes in valuation allowance for temporary differences and tax credits anticipated to be utilized as well as the geographic mix of earnings. In addition, discrete net tax benefits due to stock compensation decreased and to a lesser extent there was an increase in tax provision due to the Act with no corresponding items in the prior year period as the Act was enacted in December 2017.

The accounting for share-based compensation will increase or decrease our effective tax rate based on the difference between our share-based compensation expense and the deductions taken on our tax return, which depends on the stock price at the time of the employee award vesting. Since we recognize excess tax benefits on a discrete basis, we anticipate that our effective tax rate will vary from quarter to quarter depending on our stock price in each period.

We are regularly examined by domestic and foreign taxing authorities. Examinations may result in tax assessments in excess of amounts claimed and the payment of additional taxes. We believe our tax positions comply with applicable tax law, and that we have adequately provided for reasonably foreseeable tax assessments. It is possible that settlement of audits and/or the expiration of the statute of limitations could have an impact on our effective tax rate in future periods.

Net income and earnings per share

For the three months ended June 30, 2018, net income was $71.7 million, as compared to $60.3 million in the prior year period. Diluted earnings per share for the three months ended June 30, 2018, was $0.62, as compared to $0.56 in the prior year period. Diluted weighted average shares of 116.0 million were 1.8 million shares lower as compared to the prior year period, due primarily to repurchases of common stock, partially offset by normal stock compensation activity, including grants and forfeitures. See Note 10 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding earnings per share.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary cash requirements have been to fund (i) the development, manufacturing and marketing of our published products, (ii) working capital, (iii) acquisitions, and (iv) capital expenditures. We expect to rely on cash and cash equivalents as well as on short-term investments, funds provided by our operating activities and our Credit Agreement to satisfy our working capital needs.

Short-term Investments

As of June 30, 2018, we had $637.5 million of short-term investments, which are highly liquid in nature and represent an investment of cash that is available for current operations. From time to time, we may purchase additional short-term investments depending on future market conditions and liquidity needs.

Credit Agreement

In December 2017, we entered into a Seventh Amendment to our Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as amended, the "Credit Agreement"). The Credit Agreement provides for borrowings of up to $100.0 million, which may be increased by up to $100.0 million pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, and is secured by substantially all of our assets and the equity of our subsidiaries. The Credit Agreement expires on August 18, 2019. Revolving loans under the Credit Agreement bear interest at our election of (a) 0.25% to 0.75% above a certain base rate (5.00% at June 30, 2018), or (b) 1.25% to 1.75% above the LIBOR Rate (approximately 2.09% at June 30, 2018), with the margin rate subject to the achievement of certain average liquidity levels. We are also required to pay a monthly fee on the unused available balance, ranging from 0.25% to 0.375% based on availability.

Availability under the Credit Agreement is unrestricted when liquidity is at least $300.0 million. When liquidity is below $300.0 million, availability under the Credit Agreement is restricted by our United States and United Kingdom based accounts receivable and inventory balances. The Credit Agreement also allows for the issuance of letters of credit in an aggregate amount of up to $5.0 million.

As of June 30, 2018, there was $98.3 million available to borrow under the Credit Agreement and we had $1.7 million of letters of credit outstanding. At June 30, 2018, we had no outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement.

The Credit Agreement contains covenants that substantially limit us and our subsidiaries' ability to: create, incur, assume or be liable for indebtedness; dispose of assets outside the ordinary course of business; acquire, merge or consolidate with or into another person or entity; create, incur or allow any lien on any of their respective properties; make investments; or pay dividends or make distributions (each subject to certain limitations); or optionally prepay any indebtedness (subject to certain exceptions, including an exception permitting the redemption of our unsecured convertible senior notes upon the meeting of certain minimum liquidity requirements). In addition, the Credit Agreement provides for certain events of default such as nonpayment of principal and interest, breaches of representations and warranties, noncompliance with covenants, acts of insolvency, default on indebtedness held by third parties and default on certain material contracts (subject to certain limitations and cure periods). The Credit Agreement also contains a requirement that we maintain an interest coverage ratio of more than one to one for the trailing twelve-month period, if certain average liquidity levels fall below $30.0 million.

1.00% Convertible Notes Due 2018

On June 18, 2013, we issued $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of 1.00% Convertible Notes due 2018. The 1.00% Convertible Notes were issued at 98.5% of par value for proceeds of $246.3 million. Interest on the 1.00% Convertible Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on July 1st and January 1st of each year, commencing on January 1, 2014. The 1.00% Convertible Notes matured on July 1, 2018, unless earlier repurchased by the Company or converted. We did not have the right to redeem the 1.00% Convertible Notes prior to maturity. We also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $37.5 million principal amount of 1.00% Convertible Notes to cover overallotments, if any. On July 17, 2013, we closed our public offering of $37.5 million principal amount of our 1.00% Convertible Notes as a result of the underwriters exercising their overallotment option in full on July 12, 2013, bringing the total proceeds to $283.2 million.

The 1.00% Convertible Notes were convertible at an initial conversion rate of 46.4727 shares of our common stock per $1,000 principal amount of 1.00% Convertible Notes (representing an initial conversion price of approximately $21.52 per share of common stock for a total of approximately 13,361 underlying conversion shares) subject to adjustment in certain circumstances.

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During the three months ended June 30, 2018, 1.00% Convertible Notes with an aggregate principal amount of $2.9 million were tendered for conversion, and an additional $5.2 million were tendered for conversion with July 2018 settlement dates.

Financial Condition

We are subject to credit risks, particularly if any of our receivables represent a limited number of customers or are concentrated in foreign markets. If we are unable to collect our accounts receivable as they become due, it could adversely affect our liquidity and working capital position.

Generally, we have been able to collect our accounts receivable in the ordinary course of business. We do not hold any collateral to secure payment from customers. We have trade credit insurance on the majority of our customers to mitigate accounts receivable risk.

A majority of our trade receivables are derived from sales to major retailers and distributors. Our five largest customers accounted for 78.7% and 72.3% of net revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. As of June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, five customers accounted for 52.9% and 65.4% of our gross accounts receivable, respectively. Customers that individually accounted for more than 10% of our gross accounts receivable balance comprised 50.2% and 53.2% of such balances at June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, respectively. We had two customers who accounted for 34.4% and 15.8% of our gross accounts receivable as of June 30, 2018, respectively, and two customers who accounted for 37.7% and 15.5% of our gross accounts receivable as of March 31, 2018, respectively. Based upon performing ongoing credit evaluations, maintaining trade credit insurance on a majority of our customers and our past collection experience, we believe that the receivable balances from these largest customers do not represent a significant credit risk, although we actively monitor each customer's credit worthiness and economic conditions that may affect our customers' business and access to capital. We are monitoring the current global economic conditions, including credit markets and other factors as it relates to our customers in order to manage the risk of uncollectible accounts receivable.

We believe our current cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and projected cash flows from operations, along with availability under our Credit Agreement will provide us with sufficient liquidity to satisfy our cash requirements for working capital, capital expenditures and commitments on both a short-term and long-term basis.

As of June 30, 2018, the amount of cash and cash equivalents held outside of the U.S. by our foreign subsidiaries was $141.2 million. These balances are dispersed across various locations around the world. We believe that such dispersion meets the business and liquidity needs of our foreign affiliates. In addition, we expect for the foreseeable future to have the ability to generate sufficient cash domestically to support ongoing operations.

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (herein referred to as the "Act”). The Act makes broad and complex changes to the U.S. tax code, which could materially affect us.

The Act includes a number of provisions, including international provisions, which generally establish a territorial-style system for taxing foreign-source income of domestic multinational corporations. We continue to review how the Act will affect our current intention to indefinitely reinvest undistributed earnings of our foreign subsidiaries and therefore have not recorded any tax liabilities associated with the repatriation of foreign earnings.

Our Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to 14,218 shares of our common stock. Under this program, we may purchase shares from time to time through a variety of methods, including in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, in accordance with applicable securities laws. Repurchases are subject to the availability of stock, prevailing market conditions, the trading price of the stock, the Company's financial performance and other conditions. The program may be suspended or discontinued at any time for any reason.

During the three months ended June 30, 2018, we repurchased 1,597 shares of our common stock in the open market for $153.5 million as part of the program. We have repurchased a total of 8,281 shares of our common stock under the program, and as of June 30, 2018, 5,937 shares of our common stock remain available for repurchase under the share repurchase program.

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Our changes in cash flows were as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,
(thousands of dollars)	2018			2017
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(11,183		)	49,890
Net cash used in investing activities	(39,998		)	(45,415		)
Net cash used in financing activities	(211,903		)	(57,689		)
Effects of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	(9,103		)	6,448
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	$	(272,187	)	$	(46,766	)

At June 30, 2018, we had $974.2 million of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, compared to $1,246.4 million at March 31, 2018. The decrease was due primarily to cash used in financing, which was primarily related to repurchases of common stock under our share repurchase program and tax payments related to net share settlements of our restricted stock awards. Net cash used in investing activities was primarily related to bank time deposits. Net cash used in operating activities was due primarily to investments in software development and licenses.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

Legal and Other Proceedings: We are, or may become, subject to demands and claims (including intellectual property claims) and are involved in routine litigation in the ordinary course of business which we do not believe to be material to our business or financial statements. We have appropriately accrued amounts related to certain of these claims and legal and other proceedings. While it is reasonably possible that a loss may be incurred in excess of the amounts accrued in our financial statements, we believe that such losses, unless otherwise disclosed, would not be material.

On April 11, 2016, we filed a declaratory judgment action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York seeking, among other things, a judicial declaration that Leslie Benzies, the former president of one of our subsidiaries with whom we had been in ongoing discussions regarding his separation of employment, is not entitled to any minimum allocation or financial parity with any other person under the applicable royalty plan. We believe we will prevail in this matter, although there can be no assurance of the outcome. On April 12, 2016, Mr. Benzies filed a complaint in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County against us, and certain of our subsidiaries and employees. We removed this case to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, but the case was subsequently remanded to state court. The complaint claims damages of at least $150 million and contains allegations of breach of fiduciary duty; fraudulent inducement and fraudulent concealment; aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty; breach of various contracts; breach of implied duty of good faith and fair dealing; tortious interference with contract; unjust enrichment; reformation; constructive trust; declaration of rights; constructive discharge; defamation and fraud. We have asserted counterclaims for breach of contract, theft of trade secrets, and misappropriation.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, we did not have any material relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial parties, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. As such, we are not exposed to any financing, liquidity, market or credit risk that could arise if we had engaged in such relationships.

International Operations

Net revenue earned outside of the United States is principally generated by our operations in Europe, Asia, Australia, Canada and Latin America. For the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, 42.9% and 38.2%, respectively, of our net revenue was earned outside of the United States. We are subject to risks inherent in foreign trade, including increased credit risks, tariffs

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and duties, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, shipping delays and international political, regulatory and economic developments, all of which can have a significant effect on our operating results.

Fluctuations in Quarterly Operating Results and Seasonality

We have experienced fluctuations in quarterly and annual operating results as a result of the timing of the introduction of new titles; variations in sales of titles developed for particular platforms; market acceptance of our titles; development and promotional expenses relating to the introduction of new titles; sequels or enhancements of existing titles; projected and actual changes in platforms; the timing and success of title introductions by our competitors; product returns; changes in pricing policies by us and our competitors; the accuracy of retailers' forecasts of consumer demand; the size and timing of acquisitions; the timing of orders from major customers; and order cancellations and delays in product shipment. Sales of our products are also seasonal, with peak shipments typically occurring in the fourth calendar quarter as a result of increased demand for products during the holiday season. For certain of our software products, we allocate a portion of the amount to be recognized as revenue over an estimated service period, which generally ranges from 9 to 15 months. As a result, the quarter in which we generate the highest net sales volume may be different from the quarter in which we recognize the highest amount of net revenues. Quarterly comparisons of operating results are not necessarily indicative of future operating results.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market risk is the potential loss arising from fluctuations in market rates and prices. Our market risk exposures primarily include fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates.

Interest Rate Risk

Our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates relates primarily to our short-term investment portfolio and variable rate debt under the Credit Agreement.

We seek to manage our interest rate risk by maintaining a short-term investment portfolio that includes corporate bonds with high credit quality and maturities less than two years. Since short-term investments mature relatively quickly and can be reinvested at the then-current market rates, interest income on a portfolio consisting of short-term securities is more subject to market fluctuations than a portfolio of longer-term maturities. However, the fair value of a short-term portfolio is less sensitive to market fluctuations than a portfolio of longer-term securities. We do not currently use derivative financial instruments in our short-term investment portfolio. Our investments are held for purposes other than trading.

As of June 30, 2018, we had $637.5 million of short-term investments, which included $391.0 million of available-for-sale securities. The available-for-sale securities were recorded at fair market value with unrealized gains or losses resulting from changes in fair value reported as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, in stockholders' equity. We also had $464.8 million of cash and cash equivalents that are comprised primarily of money market funds and bank-time deposits. We determined that, based on the composition of our investment portfolio, there was no material interest rate risk exposure to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements or liquidity as of June 30, 2018.

Historically, fluctuations in interest rates have not had a significant effect on our operating results. Under our Credit Agreement, outstanding balances bear interest at our election of (a) 0.25% to 0.75% above a certain base rate (5.00% at June 30, 2018), or (b) 1.25% to 1.75% above the LIBOR rate (approximately 2.09% at June 30, 2018), with the margin rate subject to the achievement of certain average liquidity levels. Changes in market rates may affect our future interest expense if there is an outstanding balance on our line of credit. At June 30, 2018, there were no outstanding borrowings under our Credit Agreement, and our 1.00% Convertible Notes matured on July 1, 2018. For additional details on our Convertible Notes, see Note 9 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

We transact business in foreign currencies and are exposed to risks resulting from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Accounts relating to foreign operations are translated into United States dollars using prevailing exchange rates at the relevant period end. Translation adjustments are included as a separate component of stockholders' equity. For the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, our foreign currency translation adjustment was a loss of $26.8 million and a gain of $9.5 million, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, we recognized a foreign currency exchange transaction gain of $1.5 million and a loss of $1.1 million respectively, included in interest and other, net in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Balance Sheet Hedging Activities

We use foreign currency forward contracts to mitigate foreign currency exchange rate risk associated with non-functional currency denominated cash balances and intercompany funding loans, non-functional currency denominated accounts receivable

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and non-functional currency denominated accounts payable. These transactions are not designated as hedging instruments and are accounted for as derivatives whereby the fair value of the contracts is reported as either assets or liabilities on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and gains and losses resulting from changes in the fair value are reported in interest and other, net, in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. We do not enter into derivative financial contracts for speculative or trading purposes. At June 30, 2018, we had $50.8 million of forward contracts outstanding to sell foreign currencies in exchange for U.S. dollars and $42.8 million of forward contracts outstanding to buy foreign currencies in exchange for U.S. dollars, all of which have maturities of less than one year. At March 31, 2018, we had $67.6 million of forward contracts outstanding to sell foreign currencies in exchange for U.S. dollars and $4.4 million of forward contracts outstanding to buy foreign currencies in exchange for U.S. dollars, all of which have maturities of less than one year. For the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, we recorded a loss of $2.4 million and a gain of $8.6 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2018, the fair value of these outstanding forward contracts was a loss of $1.8 million and was included in Other assets, and, as of March 31, 2018, the fair value of outstanding forward contracts was a loss of $1.2 million and was included in Other assets. The fair value of these outstanding forward contracts is estimated based on the prevailing exchange rates of the various hedged currencies as of the end of the period.

Our hedging programs are designed to reduce, but do not entirely eliminate, the effect of currency exchange rate movements. We believe the counterparties to these foreign currency forward contracts are creditworthy multinational commercial banks and that the risk of counterparty nonperformance is not material. Notwithstanding our efforts to mitigate some foreign currency exchange rate risks, there can be no assurance that our hedging activities will adequately protect us against the risks associated with foreign currency fluctuations. For the three months ended June 30, 2018, 42.9% of our revenue was generated outside the United States. Using sensitivity analysis, a hypothetical 10% increase in the value of the U.S. dollar against all currencies would decrease revenues by 4.3%, while a hypothetical 10% decrease in the value of the U.S. dollar against all currencies would increase revenues by 4.3%. In the opinion of management, a substantial portion of this fluctuation would be offset by cost of goods sold and operating expenses incurred in local currency.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Based on an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of management, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act") were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2018, which were identified in connection with management's evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. The adoption of Topic 606: Revenue from Contracts with Customers, required the implementation of new controls and the modification of certain accounting processes related to revenue recognition. The impact of these changes was not material to the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures

In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Inherent limitations to any system of disclosure controls and procedures include, but are not limited to, the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of such controls by one or more persons. In addition, we have designed our system of controls based on certain assumptions, which we believe are reasonable, about the likelihood of future events, and our system of controls may therefore not achieve its desired objectives under all possible future events.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We are, or may become, subject to demands and claims (including intellectual property claims) and are involved in routine litigation in the ordinary course of business which we do not believe to be material to our business or financial statements. We have appropriately accrued amounts related to certain of these claims and legal and other proceedings. While it is reasonably possible that a loss may be incurred in excess of the amounts accrued in our financial statements, we believe that such losses, unless otherwise disclosed, would not be material.

On April 11, 2016, we filed a declaratory judgment action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York seeking, among other things, a judicial declaration that Leslie Benzies, the former president of one of our subsidiaries with whom we had been in ongoing discussions regarding his separation of employment, is not entitled to any minimum allocation or financial parity with any other person under the applicable royalty plan. We believe we will prevail in this matter, although there can be no assurance of the outcome. On April 12, 2016, Mr. Benzies filed a complaint in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County against us, and certain of our subsidiaries and employees. We removed this case to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, but the case was subsequently remanded to state court. The complaint claims damages of at least $150 million and contains allegations of breach of fiduciary duty; fraudulent inducement and fraudulent concealment; aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty; breach of various contracts; breach of implied duty of good faith and fair dealing; tortious interference with contract; unjust enrichment; reformation; constructive trust; declaration of rights; constructive discharge; defamation and fraud. We have asserted counterclaims for breach of contract, theft of trade secrets, and misappropriation.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the Risk Factors disclosed in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Share Repurchase Program—In January 2013, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 7,500 shares of our common stock. On May 13, 2015, our Board of Directors approved an increase of 6,718 shares to our share repurchase program, increasing the total number of shares that we are permitted to repurchase to 14,218 shares of our common stock. The authorizations permit us to purchase shares from time to time through a variety of methods, including in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, in accordance with applicable securities laws. Repurchases are subject to the availability of stock, prevailing market conditions, the trading price of the stock, our financial performance and other conditions. The program may be suspended or discontinued at any time for any reason. During the three months ended June 30, 2018, we repurchased 1,597 shares of our common stock in the open market for $153.5 million, including immaterial commissions, as part of the program. As of June 30, 2018, we have repurchased a total of 8,281 shares of our common stock under this program and 5,937 shares of common stock remain available for repurchase under the Company's share repurchase program. The table below details the share repurchases that were made by us during the three months ended June 30, 2018:



Period	Shares purchased	Average price per share		Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs	Maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the repurchase program
April 1-30, 2018	1,597	$	—	1,597	5,937
May 1-31, 2018	—	$	—	—	5,937
June 1-30, 2018	—	$	—	—	5,937

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Item 6. Exhibits



Exhibits:
10.1		Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 2017 Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as Amended and Restated, effective as of May 1, 2018⁺
10.2		Third Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated May 7, 2018 between the Company and Lainie Goldstein⁺
31.1		Chief Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2		Chief Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1		Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2		Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS		XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document
101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document
101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Document

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⁺ Represents a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement

Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are the following formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017; and (v) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



	TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. (Registrant)
Date: August 2, 2018	By:	/s/ STRAUSS ZELNICK
		Strauss Zelnick Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: August 2, 2018	By:	/s/ LAINIE GOLDSTEIN
		Lainie Goldstein Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

Exhibit

Exhibit 10.1

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TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.
2017 GLOBAL EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN, AS AMENDED AND RESTATED

Effective May 1, 2018

TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.
2017 GLOBAL EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN, AS AMENDED AND RESTATED

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SECTION 1 Purpose and Term		1
1.1	Purpose	1
1.2	Term of the Plan	1
SECTION 2 Definitions		1
2.1	Definitions	1
2.2	Construction	4
SECTION 3 Eligibility and Participation		5
3.1	Eligibility	5
3.2	Participation	5
3.3	Termination of Employment or Loss of Eligibility	5
3.4	Hardship Withdrawal from the Plan	5
3.5	Voluntary Withdrawal from the Plan	6
SECTION 4 Payroll Deductions and Participant Accounts		6
4.1	Payroll Deductions	6
4.2	Participant Accounts	7
SECTION 5 Grant of Purchase Right		7
5.1	General	7
5.2	Term of Purchase Right	7
5.3	Number of Shares of Common Stock Subject to a Purchase Right	7
5.4	Limitation under Code Section 423(b)(8)	7
5.5	No Assignment	8
5.6	Rights As Stockholder and Employee	8
5.7	Notices	8
SECTION 6 Exercise of Purchase Right		8
6.1	Exercise of Purchase Right	8
6.2	Oversubscription	9
6.3	Delivery of Common Stock	9
6.4	Tax Withholding	9
6.5	Expiration of Purchase Right	9
6.6	Reports to Participants	9
6.7	Notification of Sale of Shares of Common Stock	9
6.8	Clawback/Recoupment Policy	9
SECTION 7 Common Stock Subject to the Plan		10
7.1	Common Stock Subject to the Plan	10
7.2	Legends	10
7.3	Securities Laws	10



SECTION 8 Recapitalization, Reorganization and Change in Control		10
8.1	Adjustments for Changes in Common Stock	10
8.2	Change in Control	11
SECTION 9 Plan Administration		11
9.1	Administration by the Committee	11
9.2	Authority of Officers	11
9.3	Policies and Procedures Established by the Company	11
9.4	Non-Code Section 423 Component for Participation Outside of the United States	12
SECTION 10 Code Section 409A Tax Qualification		12
10.1	Code Section 409A	12
10.2	Tax Qualification	12
SECTION 11 Indemnification		13
SECTION 12 Plan Amendment or Termination; Miscellaneous		13
12.1	Termination	13
12.2	Amendment	13
12.3	Death	13
12.4	Transferability	14
12.5	Use of Funds	14
12.6	Severability	14
12.7	Governing Law and Jurisdiction	14
12.8	Headings	14

TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.
2017 GLOBAL EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN, AS AMENDED AND RESTATED

SECTION 1
PURPOSE AND TERM

1.1

Purpose. The purpose of the Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 2017 Global Employee Common Stock Purchase Plan, as Amended and Restated (the "Plan") is to afford Eligible Employees an opportunity to obtain a proprietary interest in the continued growth and prosperity of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (the "Company") through ownership of its shares of Common Stock. The Company intends for the Plan to have two components: a component that is intended to qualify as an "employee stock purchase plan" under Code Section 423 (the "Code Section 423 Component"), and a component that is not intended to qualify as an "employee stock purchase plan" under Code Section 423 (the "Non-Code Section 423 Component"). The provisions of the Code Section 423 Component shall be construed so as to extend and limit participation in a uniform and non-discriminatory basis consistent with the requirements of Code Section 423. A Purchase Right to purchase shares of Common Stock under the Non-Code Section 423 Component shall be effectuated via separate Offerings under one or more sub-plans of the Non-Code Section 423 Component of the Plan for Employees of Participating Affiliates in countries outside of the United States in order to achieve tax, employment, securities law or other purposes and objectives, and to conform the terms of the sub-plans with the laws and requirements of such countries. Except as otherwise provided herein or in the applicable sub-plan, the Non-Code Section 423 Component of the Plan shall be operated and administered in the same manner as the Code Section 423 Component.


1.2	Term of the Plan. The Plan shall continue in effect until the date on which all of the shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan have been issued.

SECTION 2
DEFINITIONS


2.1	Definitions.

Any term not expressly defined in the Plan shall have the same definition as set forth in Code Section 423. Whenever the following words and phrases are used in the Plan, they shall have the respective meanings set forth below:


(a)	"Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

(b)

"Affiliate" means each of the following: (i) any Subsidiary; (ii) any corporation, trade or business (including, without limitation, a partnership or limited liability company) that is directly or indirectly controlled fifty percent (50%) or more (whether by ownership of stock, assets or an equivalent ownership interest or voting interest) by the Company; (iii) any corporation, trade or business (including, without limitation, a partnership or limited liability company) that directly or indirectly controls fifty percent (50%) or more (whether by ownership of stock, assets or an equivalent ownership interest or voting interest) of the Company; and (iv) any other entity in which the Company or any of its Affiliates has a material equity interest and that is designated as an "Affiliate" by resolution of the Board.


(c)	"Administrator" means each individual designated by the Company to receive Enrollment Agreements, withdrawal notices and other communications from Eligible Employees. The Administrator shall also include any third-party vendor hired by the Company to assist with the day-to-day operation and administration of the Plan.


(d)	"Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.


(e)	"Change in Control" means "Change in Control" as defined in the Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, or any successor plan that the Company may establish.


(f)	"Code" means, the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any applicable regulations promulgated thereunder.


(g)	"Code Section 423 Component" means those Offerings under the Plan that are intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 423(b).

(h)

"Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Board, or another committee of the Board duly appointed to administer the Plan and having such powers as shall be specified by the Board as described in Section 9. Unless the powers of the Committee have been specifically limited, the Committee shall have all of the powers of the Board granted herein, including, without limitation, the power to amend or terminate the Plan at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable limitations imposed by law.


(i)	"Common Stock" means the common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company.


(j)	"Company" means Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any present or future parent corporation of the Company (as defined in Code Section 424(e)).

(k)

"Compensation" means, with respect to each payroll period in any Offering Period, the actual wages or salary paid to a Participant for services actually rendered at the Participant's base rate of pay prior to any salary reductions, along with overtime, holiday pay and paid time-off, but excluding any other amounts of pay, such as living or other allowances, and incentive compensation of any kind, including annual and long-term bonuses.


(l)	"Effective Date" means the later of the date the Board approves and adopts the Plan or the first Offering Date after the Company's stockholders have approved the Plan.


(m)	"Eligible Employee" means an individual who, on the Offering Date, is an Employee of the Company, a Participating Company or a Participating Affiliate, excluding any individual:


(i)	who, immediately after any rights under this Plan are granted, owns (directly or through attribution) shares of Common Stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock or other stock of the Company, a future parent corporation, or a Subsidiary (as determined under Code Section 423(b)(3)); and


(ii)	who has not satisfied a service requirement of at least six (6) consecutive months, including service with the Company, its Subsidiaries, and its Affiliates, or such other period designated by the Committee pursuant to Code Section 423(b)(4)(A) (which service requirement may

not exceed two (2) years); provided however, that the limitation contained in this Section 2.1(m)(ii) shall only apply to the extent the Committee expressly provides for such limitation, and then, such limitation shall only apply to such Offering Period.

For purposes of clause (i) above, the rules of Code Section 424(d) with regard to the attribution of stock ownership shall apply in determining the stock ownership of an individual, and stock, which an Employee may purchase or otherwise acquire under outstanding options or other forms of equity compensation awards granted by the Company, shall be treated as stock owned by the Employee. For purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship shall be treated as continuing intact while the individual is on sick leave or other leave of absence approved by the Company or a Designated Subsidiary and meeting the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.421-7(h)(2).

(n)

"Employee" means a person treated as an employee of the Company or a Participating Company for purposes of the Code Section 423 Component of the Plan or, for Participating Affiliates offering participation in the Non-Code Section 423 Component of the Plan, persons treated as an employee as determined under local laws, rules and regulations and specified in the applicable sub-plan. For purposes of this Plan, a Participant shall cease to be an Employee either upon an actual termination of employment or upon the company employing the employee ceasing to be a Participating Company or a Participating Affiliate. For purposes of the Plan, an individual shall not cease to be an Employee while such individual is on any military leave, sick leave, statutory leave (as determined under local law) or other bona fide leave of absence approved by the Company. The Company shall determine in good faith and in the exercise of its discretion whether an individual has become or has ceased to be an Employee and the effective date of such individual's employment or termination of employment, as the case may be. For purposes of an individual's participation in or other rights, if any, under the Plan as of the time of the Company's determination, all such determinations by the Company shall be final, binding and conclusive, notwithstanding that the Company or any governmental agency subsequently makes a contrary determination.


(o)	"Enrollment Agreement" means an agreement in such written or electronic form as specified by the Company, stating an Employee's election to participate in the Plan and authorizing payroll deductions or such other form of contribution as may be permitted under the Plan (or any sub-plan established pursuant to Section 9.4) from the Employee's Compensation.


(p)	"Enrollment Period" means, unless otherwise specified by the Committee, the period commencing on the first day of the month preceding each Offering Period, and ending on the 15th of the month preceding each Offering Period.

(q)

"Fair Market Value" means, unless otherwise required by any applicable provision of the Code or any regulations issued thereunder, as of any date and except as provided below, (1) if the Common Stock is traded, listed or otherwise reported or quoted on a Stock Exchange, the last sales price reported for the Common Stock on the Purchase Date or other applicable date as reported on such Stock Exchange; or (2) if the Common Stock is not traded, listed or otherwise reported or quoted on a Stock Exchange, such amount as determined by the Committee in good faith in its sole discretion. For purposes of the grant of any Purchase Right, the applicable date shall be the Trading Day on which the Purchase Right is granted, or if such grant date is not a Trading Day, the Trading Day immediately prior to the date on which the Purchase Right is granted.


(r)	"Non-Code Section 423 Component" means those Offerings under the Plan that are not intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 423(b).


(s)	"Offering" means the Company's grant of a Purchase Right as described in Section 5.


(t)	"Offering Date" means the first Trading Day of each Offering Period.


(u)	"Offering Period" means the consecutive six (6) month period commencing each November 1 and May 1, or such other period as may be established by the Committee in its sole discretion.


(v)	"Participant" means an Eligible Employee who has elected to participate in the Plan by submitting an Enrollment Agreement as provided in Section 3.2.

(w)

"Participating Affiliate" means any Affiliate designated by the Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, as a company that may offer participation in the Non-Code Section 423 Component of the Plan to its Eligible Employees pursuant to Section 9.4 of the Plan. The Committee shall have the sole and absolute discretion to determine from time to time when and if an Affiliate shall be classified as a Participating Affiliate.


(x)	"Participating Company" means any Subsidiary designated by the Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, as a company that may offer participation in the Code Section 423 Component of the Plan to its Eligible Employees. The Committee shall have the sole and absolute discretion to determine from time to time when and if a Subsidiary shall be classified as a Participating Company.


(y)	"Plan" means the Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 2017 Global Employee Common Stock Purchase Plan, which includes both the Code Section 423 Component and the Non-Code Section 423 Component, as amended from time to time.


(z)	"Purchase Date" means the last Trading Day of each Offering Period.

(aa)

"Purchase Price" means the price at which a share of Common Stock may be purchased under the Plan, as established from time to time by the Board. For the first Offering Period and all subsequent Offering Periods unless otherwise established by the Board, the "Purchase Price" shall mean the lower of (i) 85% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Offering Date, or (ii) 85% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Purchase Date, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 8.1 and provided that the Purchase Price shall not be less than the par value of the shares of Common Stock.


(bb)	"Purchase Right" means an option granted to a Participant pursuant to the Plan to purchase shares of Common Stock as provided in Section 5, which the Participant may or may not exercise during the Offering Period.

(cc)

“Stock Exchange” means the principal national securities exchange in the United States on which the Common Stock is listed for trading, or, if the Common Stock is not listed for trading on a national securities exchange, such other recognized trading market or quotation system upon which the largest number of shares of Common Stock has been traded in the aggregate during the last 20 days before the first or last day of an Offering Period, as applicable.


(dd)	"Subsidiary" means a present or future subsidiary corporation of the Company within the meaning of Code Section 424(f).


(ee)	"Trading Day" means a day on which the Stock Exchange is open for trading.


2.2	Construction. Captions and titles contained herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of the Plan. Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. Use of the term "or" is not intended to be exclusive, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

SECTION 3
ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION


3.1	Eligibility. An Employee may elect to participate in the Plan as of the first Offering Date on which such person becomes an Eligible Employee by complying with the enrollment procedures set forth in Section 3.2.


3.2	Participation.

(a)

An Eligible Employee shall become a Participant in an Offering by submitting a properly completed Enrollment Agreement to the Administrator. The Company shall establish enrollment procedures for the submission of such Enrollment Agreements to the Administrator using written and/or electronic election forms and shall communicate such procedures to all Eligible Employees. An Eligible Employee who does not timely submit a properly completed Enrollment Agreement to the Administrator during the Enrollment Period for an Offering Period shall not participate in the Plan for that Offering Period but shall be eligible to elect to participate in the Plan for any subsequent Offering Period by timely submitting a properly completed Enrollment Agreement to the Administrator during the Enrollment Period for any future Offering Period.


(b)	A Participant may deliver to the Administrator a new Enrollment Agreement for each Offering Period in accordance with the procedures established in Section 4.

(c)

Subject to the limitation set forth in Section 5.3, a Participant who (i) has elected to participate in the Plan pursuant to Section 3.2(a) for an Offering Period, and (ii) takes no action to change or revoke such election (in accordance with such procedures as established by the Company) as of the first day of the next following Offering Period, shall be deemed to have made the same election to participate in the Plan, including the same payroll deduction authorization, for each subsequent Offering Period. A Participant who is automatically enrolled in the Plan for an Offering Period pursuant to the preceding sentence shall not be required to deliver an additional Enrollment Agreement to the Administrator for the subsequent Offering Period.


3.3	Termination of Employment or Loss of Eligibility.

(a)

In the event that the employment of a Participant is terminated, prior to a Purchase Date, for any reason, including retirement, disability or death, or in the event a Participant is no longer an Eligible Employee, the Participant's participation in the Plan shall terminate immediately and thereupon, automatically and without any further act on his or her part, such Participant's payroll deduction authorization shall terminate. Payroll deductions credited to the Participant's Plan account since the last Purchase Date shall, as soon as practicable, be returned to the Participant or, in the case of the Participant's death, to the Participant's legal representative. Interest shall not be paid on payroll

deductions returned unless otherwise required under applicable law. Further, all of the Participant's rights under the Plan shall terminate.


(b)	A Participant whose participation in the Plan has been terminated may become eligible to participate in the Plan for any subsequent Offering Period by again satisfying the requirements of Sections 3.1 and 3.2.

3.4

Hardship Withdrawal from the Plan. If a Participant makes a hardship withdrawal from any plan with a cash or deferred arrangement qualified under Section 401(k) of the Code which is sponsored, or participated in, by the Company or Affiliate, such Participant shall be automatically prohibited from making or electing to make payroll deductions under the Plan for a consecutive six (6) month period commencing on the date of the hardship withdrawal. Payroll deductions credited to the Participant's Plan account since the last Purchase Date shall, as soon as practicable, be retuned to the Participant and shall not be applied to the purchase of shares of Common Stock in any Offering under the Plan. After the expiration of such consecutive six (6) month period, the Participant must re-enroll in the Plan for any subsequent Offering Period by again satisfying the requirements of Sections 3.1 and 3.2.

3.5

Voluntary Withdrawal from the Plan. A Participant may withdraw from the Plan at any time and receive a refund of all payroll deductions credited to his or her Plan account that have not been applied toward the purchase of shares of Common Stock by submitting a withdrawal election to the Administrator in accordance with such procedures as established by the Company, provided such withdrawal election is submitted to the Administrator no later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the month in which the applicable Purchase Date falls. The payroll deductions of a Participant who has withdrawn from the Plan shall be returned to the Participant as soon as practicable after the withdrawal and may not be applied to the purchase of shares of Common Stock in any other Offering under the Plan. A Participant who withdraws from the Plan shall be prohibited from resuming participation in the Plan for the same Offering Period, but may participate in any subsequent Offering Period by satisfying Sections 3.1 and 3.2. The Company may from time to time establish or change limitations on the frequency of withdrawals permitted under this Section 3.5, establish a minimum amount that must be retained in the Participant's Plan account, or terminate the withdrawal right provided by this Section 3.5.

SECTION 4
PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS AND PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS


4.1	Payroll Deductions.


(a)	Shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of all or any portion of a Purchase Right may be paid for only by means of payroll deductions from a Participant's Compensation accumulated during the Offering Period for which such Purchase Right was granted.

(b)

An Eligible Employee who elects to enroll in the Plan as a Participant shall designate in the Enrollment Agreement a whole percentage from one percent (1%) to ten percent (10%) of his or her Compensation to be deducted each pay period during the Offering Period and paid into the Plan for his or her account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may change the limits on payroll deductions effective as of any future Offering Date.


(c)	Payroll deductions shall commence on the first pay day following the Offering Date and shall continue to be deducted each pay day through the end of the Offering Period, unless as otherwise provided herein.


(d)	Interest shall not be paid on a Participant's payroll deductions and paid into the Plan.

(e)

A Participant may not increase, but may elect to decrease the rate of payroll deductions once during an Offering Period by submitting an amended Enrollment Agreement authorizing such change to the Administrator no later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the month in which the applicable Purchase Date falls in accordance with such procedures established by the Company, and such change shall become effective as soon as reasonably practicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing a Participant may elect to decrease the rate of payroll deductions a second time during an Offering Period if (and only if) the rate of payroll deductions is reduced to zero percent (0%). A Participant who elects to decrease the rate of his or her payroll deductions to zero percent (0%) shall remain a Participant in the Plan for the Offering Period unless such Participant elects to withdraw from the Plan pursuant to Section 3.4.


(f)	The Company may, in its sole discretion, suspend a Participant's payroll deductions under the Plan as the Company deems advisable pursuant to the limitation described in Section 5.3. If the Company suspends a Participant's payroll deductions under this provision, the Participant may participate in future Offering Periods by satisfying the requirements of Sections 3.1 and 3.2.


(g)	The provisions of this Section 4.1 shall not apply to Participants in countries outside of the United States where payroll deductions are prohibited under local law. Such individuals shall be permitted to make payment under Section 6.1 through such other form(s) of contribution which may be permitted under local law and which are specified under the applicable sub-plan.

4.2

Participant Accounts. Individual bookkeeping accounts shall be maintained for each Participant. All payroll deductions or other amounts contributed to the Plan by or on behalf of a Participant shall be credited to such Participant's Plan account and shall be deposited with the general funds of the Company. All payroll deductions or other amounts contributed to the Plan by or on behalf of a Participant may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose.

SECTION 5
GRANT OF PURCHASE RIGHT


5.1	General. On each Offering Date, the Company shall grant to each Participant a Purchase Right under the Plan to purchase shares of Common Stock. Each Purchase Right shall be treated as an option for purposes of Code Section 423.


5.2	Term of Purchase Right. Each Purchase Right shall have a term equal to the length of the Offering Period to which the Purchase Right relates.


5.3	Number of Shares of Common Stock Subject to a Purchase Right.


(a)	On the Offering Date of each Offering Period, each Participant shall be granted a Purchase Right to purchase on the Purchase Date for such Offering Period (at the applicable Purchase Price) up to a maximum number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing such Participant's payroll deductions or contributions accumulated prior to such Purchase Date by the applicable Purchase

Price; provided, however, that in no event will a Participant be permitted to purchase more than Twenty-Five Thousand U.S. Dollars ($25,000) worth of shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 8, for each calendar year during which such Purchase Right is outstanding. The purchase of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Purchase Right shall occur as provided in Section 6, unless the Participant has withdrawn pursuant to Section 3. Each Purchase Right shall expire on the last day of the Offering Period.

(b)

In connection with each Offering Period made under the Plan, the Committee may specify a maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by all Participants pursuant to such Offering Period. If the aggregate purchase of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Purchase Rights granted under the Offering Period would exceed any such maximum aggregate number, then, in the absence of any Committee action otherwise, a pro rata (based on each Participant’s accumulated payroll deductions for such Offering Period) allocation of the shares of Common Stock available will be made in as nearly a uniform manner as will be practicable and equitable.

5.4

Limitation under Code Section 423(b)(8). Notwithstanding any provision in this Plan to the contrary, no Participant shall be granted a Purchase Right under the Code Section 423 Component of the Plan to the extent that it permits his or her right to purchase shares of Common Stock under the Plan to accrue at a rate which, when aggregated with such Participant's rights to purchase shares under all other employee stock purchase plans of a Participating Company intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 423, exceeds Twenty-Five Thousand U.S. Dollars ($25,000) in Fair Market Value of Common Stock (or such other limit, if any, as may be imposed by the Code) for each calendar year in which such Purchase Right is outstanding at any time. Any payroll deductions in excess of the amount specified in the foregoing sentence shall be returned to the Participant as soon as administratively practicable following the next Offering Date.

5.5

No Assignment. A Purchase Right granted under the Plan shall not be transferable otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant. The Company shall not recognize and shall be under no duty to recognize any assignment or purported assignment by a Participant of a Purchase Right or any rights granted under the Plan.

5.6

Rights As Stockholder and Employee. With respect to shares of Common Stock subject to an Offering, a Participant shall not be deemed to be a stockholder and shall not have any rights or privileges of a stockholder by virtue of the Participant's participation in the Plan until such Purchase Right has been exercised and the Company either has issued a stock certificate for such shares, transferred the shares electronically or made a book entry in favor of the Participant representing such shares. No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such certificate is issued, except as provided in Section 8.1. Nothing herein shall confer upon a Participant any right to continue in the employ of a Participating Company or a Participating Affiliate, or interfere in any way with any right of a Participating Company or a Participating Affiliate to terminate the Participant's employment at any time, except as otherwise provided under applicable law.


5.7	Notices. All notices or other communications by a Participant to the Board, the Committee and/or Company under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been duly given when received by the Administrator.

SECTION 6
EXERCISE OF PURCHASE RIGHT

6.1

Exercise of Purchase Right. The Purchase Right for each Participant automatically shall be exercised on each Purchase Date and such Participant automatically shall acquire the number of whole and fractional shares of Common Stock determined by dividing (i) the total amount of the Participant's payroll deductions accumulated in his or her Plan account during the Offering Period, by (ii) the Purchase Price, to the extent the issuance of Common Stock to such Participant upon such exercise is lawful. However, in no event shall the number of shares of Common Stock purchased by the Participant during an Offering Period exceed the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Participant's Purchase Right, as determined under Section 5.3 above. Any cash balance remaining in a Participant's Plan account following any Purchase Date shall be refunded, without interest, to the Participant as soon as practicable after such Offering Period ends. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may establish alternative means for treating amounts remaining in Participant Accounts following any Purchase Date to the extent consistent with applicable law.

6.2

Oversubscription. In the event, with respect to any Offering hereunder, that the number of whole and fractional shares of Common Stock that might be purchased by all Participants in the Plan on a Purchase Date exceeds the number of shares of Common Stock available in the Plan as provided in Section 7.1, the Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the remaining shares in as uniform a manner as shall be practicable and as the Company shall determine to be equitable.

6.3

Delivery of Common Stock. As soon as practicable after each Purchase Date, the Company shall arrange for the delivery of the shares of Common Stock acquired by the Participant on such Purchase Date via either (a) the issuance of stock certificates, (b) the transfer of such shares electronically to a broker that holds such shares in street name for the benefit of the Participant or the Company, or (c) the making of a book entry in favor of the Participant representing such shares. Shares of Common Stock to be delivered to a Participant under the Plan shall be registered and/or recorded in the name of the Participant.

6.4

Tax Withholding. At the time a Participant's Purchase Right is exercised, in whole or in part, or at the time a Participant disposes of some or all of the shares of Common Stock he or she acquires under the Plan, the Participant shall make adequate provision for the federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax withholding obligations of the Company, a Participating Company or a Participating Affiliate that arise upon exercise of the Purchase Right or upon such disposition of shares, if any, in accordance with such procedures and withholding methods as may be established by the Company. The Company, a Participating Company or a Participating Affiliate may, but shall not be obligated to, withhold from any compensation or other amounts payable to the Participant the amount necessary to meet such withholding obligations.


6.5	Expiration of Purchase Right. Any portion of a Participant's Purchase Right remaining unexercised at the end of the Offering Period to which the Purchase Right relates shall expire immediately upon the end of such Offering Period.

6.6

Reports to Participants. Each Participant who has exercised all or part of his or her Purchase Right shall receive, as soon as practicable after the Purchase Date, a report of such Participant's Plan account setting forth the total payroll deductions accumulated prior to such exercise, the number of shares of Common Stock purchased, the Purchase Price for such shares of Common Stock, the date of purchase and the cash balance, if any, remaining immediately after such purchase that is to be refunded to the Participant pursuant to Section

6.1. The report may be delivered in such form and by such means, including by electronic transmission, as the Company may determine.

6.7

Notification of Sale of Shares of Common Stock. Each Participant shall give the Company and/or the Administrator prompt notice of any disposition of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Purchase Rights granted under the Plan in accordance with such procedures as may be established by the Company. The Company may require that until such time as a Participant disposes of shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to Purchase Rights granted under the Plan, the Participant shall hold all such shares of Common Stock in the Participant's name and with a third-party broker/administrator designated by the Company until the lapse of any time period(s) established by the Company. The Company may direct that the certificates evidencing shares of Common Stock acquired by exercise of a Purchase Right refer to such requirement to give prompt notice of disposition.

6.8

Clawback/Recoupment Policy. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, all shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Plan shall be and remain subject to any incentive compensation clawback or recoupment policy currently in effect or as may be adopted by the Board and, in each case, as may be amended from time to time. No such policy adoption or amendment shall in any event require the prior consent of any Participant.

SECTION 7
COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

7.1

Common Stock Subject to the Plan. The maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan shall be 9,000,000, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 8. For the sake of clarity, the aggregate share limitation set forth herein may be used to satisfy the purchase of shares of Common Stock under either the Code Section 423 Component of the Plan or the Non-Code Section 423 Component of the Plan. Shares of Common Stock issued under the Plan may consist of authorized but unissued shares, reacquired shares (treasury shares), or any combination thereof. If an outstanding Purchase Right for any reason expires or is terminated or canceled, the shares of Common Stock allocable to the unexercised portion of such Purchase Right shall again be available for issuance under the Plan.

7.2

Legends. The Company may at any time place legends or other identifying symbols referencing any applicable federal, state or foreign securities law restrictions or any provision convenient in the administration of the Plan on some or all of the certificates representing shares of Common Stock issued under the Plan. The Participant shall, at the request of the Company, promptly present to the Company any and all certificates representing shares acquired pursuant to a Purchase Right in the possession of the Participant in order to carry out the provisions of this Section 7.2.

7.3

Securities Laws. The Company shall not be obligated to issue any Common Stock pursuant to any offering under the Plan at any time when the offer, issuance, or sale of shares covered by such Offering (i) has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or does not comply with such other federal, state or non-U.S. laws, rules or regulations, or the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Common Stock may then be listed, as the Company or the Board deems applicable, and (ii) in the opinion of legal counsel for the Company, there is no exemption from the requirements of such laws, rules, regulations, or requirements available for the offer, issuance, and sale of such shares of Common Stock. Further, all stock acquired pursuant to the Plan shall be subject to the Company's policies concerning compliance with securities laws and regulations, as such policies may be amended from time to time. The issuance of shares of Common

Stock under the Plan shall be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of federal, state or non-U.S. law with respect to such securities. The inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Company's legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any shares of Common Stock under the Plan shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such shares of Common Stock as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained. As a condition to the exercise of a Purchase Right, the Company may require the Participant to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate, to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation, and to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by the Company.

SECTION 8
RECAPITALIZATION, REORGANIZATION AND CHANGE IN CONTROL

8.1

Adjustments for Changes in Common Stock. In the event of any stock dividend, extraordinary cash dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, recapitalization, combination, reclassification, or similar change in the capital structure of the Company, or in the event of any merger (including a merger effected for the purpose of changing the Company's domicile), sale of assets, spin-off or other reorganization in which the Company is a party, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the number and class of shares of Common Stock subject to the Plan and each Purchase Right, and in the Purchase Price. If a majority of the shares of Common Stock which are of the same class as the shares of Common Stock that are subject to outstanding Purchase Rights are exchanged for, converted into, or otherwise become (whether or not pursuant to a Change in Control as described in Section 8.2) shares of another corporation, the Committee may unilaterally amend the outstanding Purchase Rights to provide that such Purchase Rights are exercisable for new shares of Common Stock. In the event of any such amendment, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to, and the Purchase Price of, the outstanding Purchase Rights shall be adjusted in a fair and equitable manner, as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion. In no event may the Purchase Price be decreased to an amount less than the par value, if any, of the stock subject to the Purchase Right. The adjustments determined by the Committee pursuant to this Section 8.1 shall be final, binding and conclusive.

8.2

Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing corporation or parent corporation thereof, as the case may be (the "Acquiring Company"), may assume the Company's rights and obligations under the Plan. If the Acquiring Company elects not to assume the Company's rights and obligations under outstanding Purchase Rights, the Purchase Date of the then current Offering Period shall be accelerated to a date before the date of the Change in Control specified by the Committee, but the number of shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding Purchase Rights shall not be adjusted. All Purchase Rights that are neither assumed by the Acquiring Company in connection with the Change in Control nor exercised as of the date of the Change in Control shall terminate and cease to be outstanding effective as of the date of the Change in Control.

SECTION 9
PLAN ADMINISTRATION

9.1

Administration by the Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. All questions of interpretation of the Plan, any form of agreement or other document employed by the Company in the administration of the Plan, or of any Purchase Right shall be determined by the Committee and shall be final and binding upon all persons having an interest in the Plan or the Purchase Right. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall determine all of the relevant terms and conditions of Purchase Rights granted

pursuant to the Plan; provided, however, that all Participants granted Purchase Rights pursuant to the Code Section 423 Component of the Plan shall have the same rights and privileges within the meaning of Code Section 423(b)(5). The Committee may assign any of its administrative tasks set forth herein to the Company, except that the Committee may not delegate the task of designating Participating Companies under the Code Section 423 Component of the Plan or Participating Affiliates under the Non-Code Section 423 Component of the Plan, or its authority to make adjustments pursuant to Section 8.1. All expenses incurred in connection with the administration of the Plan shall be paid by the Company.

9.2

Authority of Officers. Any two (2) officers of the Company at the level of Vice President or above within the Company's Human Resources Department or the Company's Legal Department (at least one (1) of whom is from with the Company's Human Resources Department) acting in concert shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Company with respect to any matter, right, obligation, determination or election that is the responsibility of or that is allocated to the Company herein.

9.3

Policies and Procedures Established by the Company. The Company may, from time to time, consistent with the Plan and the requirements of Code Section 423, establish, change or terminate such rules, guidelines, policies, procedures, limitations, or adjustments as deemed advisable by the Company, in its sole discretion, for the proper administration of the Code Section 423 Component of the Plan, including, without limitation, (i) a minimum payroll deduction amount required for participation in an Offering, (ii) a limitation on the frequency or number of changes permitted in the rate of payroll deduction during an Offering, (iii) an exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld in a currency other than United States dollars, (iv) a supplemental payment or payroll deduction greater than or less than the amount designated by a Participant in order to adjust for the Company's delay or mistake in processing an Enrollment Agreement or in otherwise effecting a Participant's election under the Plan or as advisable to comply with the requirements of Code Section 423, and (v) a determination of the date and manner by which the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock is determined for purposes of administration of the Plan. Similarly, the Company may, from time to time, establish, change or terminate rules, guidelines, policies, procedures, limitations, or adjustments as deemed advisable by the Company, in its sole discretion, for the proper administration of the Non-Code Section 423 Component of the Plan.

9.4

Non-Code Section 423 Component for Participation Outside of the United States. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, establish sub-plans under the Non-Code Section 423 Component of the Plan which do not satisfy the requirements of Code Section 423 for purposes of effectuating the participation of Eligible Employees employed by a Participating Affiliate located in countries outside of the United States. For purposes of the foregoing, the Committee may establish one or more sub-plans to: (a) amend or vary the terms of the Non-Code Section 423 Component of the Plan in order to conform such terms with the laws, rules and regulations of each country outside of the United States where the Participating Affiliate is located; (b) amend or vary the terms of the Non-Code Section 423 Component of the Plan in each country where the Participating Affiliate is located as it considers necessary or desirable to take into account or to mitigate or reduce the burden of taxation and social insurance contributions for Participants or the Participating Affiliate, or (c) amend or vary the terms of the Non-Code Section 423 Component of the Plan in each country outside of the United States where the Participating Affiliate is located as it considers necessary or desirable to meet the goals and objectives of the Non-Code Section 423 Component of the Plan. Each sub-plan established pursuant to this Section 9.4 shall be reflected in a written appendix to the Non-Code Section 423 Component of the Plan for each Participating Affiliate in such country, and shall be treated as being separate and independent from Code Section 423 Component of the Plan; provided, the total number of shares of Common

Stock authorized to be issued under the Plan shall include any shares of Common Stock issued under the Non-Code Section 423 Component of the Plan (including each sub-plan). To the extent permitted under applicable law, the Committee may delegate its authority and responsibilities under this Section 9.4 to an appropriate sub-committee consisting of one or more officers of the Company.

SECTION 10
CODE SECTION 409A TAX QUALIFICATION

10.1

Code Section 409A. Purchase Rights granted under the Plan are exempt from the application of Code Section 409A. In furtherance of the foregoing and notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, if the Committee determines that a Purchase Right granted under the Plan may be subject to Code Section 409A or that any provision in the Plan would cause a Purchase Right under the Plan to be subject to Code Section 409A, the Committee may amend the terms of the Plan and/or of an outstanding Purchase Right granted under the Plan, or take such other action the Committee determines is necessary or appropriate, in each case, without the Participant’s consent, to exempt any outstanding Purchase Rights that may be granted under the Plan from or to allow any such Purchase Rights to comply with Code Section 409A, but only to the extent any such amendments or action by the Committee would not violate Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will have no liability to a Participant or any other party if the Purchase Right under the Plan that is intended to be exempt from or compliant with Code Section 409A is not so exempt or compliant or for any action taken by the Committee with respect thereto. The Company makes no representation that the right to purchase shares of Common Stock under the Plan is compliant with Code Section 409A.

10.2

Tax Qualification. Although the Company may endeavor to (i) qualify a Purchase Right for favorable tax treatment under the laws of the United States or jurisdictions outside of the United States or (ii) avoid adverse tax treatment (e.g., under Code Section 409A), the Company makes no representation to that effect and expressly disavows any covenant to maintain favorable or avoid unfavorable tax treatment, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan. The Company shall be unconstrained in its corporate activities without regard to the potential negative tax impact on Participant’s under the Plan.

SECTION 11
INDEMNIFICATION

In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as members of the Committee or officers or employees of a Participating Company or a Participating Affiliate, members of the Committee and any officers or employees of a Participating Company or a Participating Affiliate to whom authority to act for the Committee or the Company is delegated shall be indemnified by the Company against all reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in connection with any appeal therein, to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan, or any right granted hereunder, and against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved by independent legal counsel selected by the Company) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding, except in relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding that such person is liable for gross negligence, bad faith or intentional misconduct in duties; provided, however, that within sixty (60) days after the institution of such action, suit or proceeding, such person shall offer to the Company, in writing, the opportunity at its own expense to handle and defend the same.

SECTION 12
PLAN AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION; MISCELLANEOUS


12.1	Termination. The Committee may at any time terminate the Plan, except that such termination shall not affect Purchase Rights previously granted under the Plan.

12.2

Amendment. The Committee may make such modification or amendment to the Plan as it shall deem advisable; provided, however, that no amendment may materially adversely affect a Purchase Right previously granted under the Plan (except to the extent permitted by the Plan or as may be necessary to qualify the Plan as an employee stock purchase plan pursuant to Code Section 423 or to obtain qualification or registration of the shares of Common Stock under applicable federal, state or non-U.S. securities laws).

An amendment must be approved by the stockholders of the Company within twelve (12) months of the adoption of such amendment if (i) such amendment would authorize the sale of more shares than are authorized for issuance under the Plan or (ii) would change the definition of the corporations or companies that may be designated by the Committee as Participating Companies or Participating Affiliates. In the event that the Committee approves an amendment to increase the number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may specify that any such additional shares of Common Stock may only be issued pursuant to Purchase Rights granted after the date on which the stockholders of the Company approve such amendment, and such designation by the Committee shall not be deemed to have adversely affected any Purchase Right granted prior to the date on which the stockholders approve the amendment.

12.3

Death. Unless otherwise provided in an Enrollment Form or procedures established by the Administrator from time to time, in the event of the Participant’s death, any accumulated payroll deductions and other contributions not used to purchase shares of Common Stock shall be paid to and any shares of Common Stock credited to the deceased Participant's brokerage or Plan account shall be transferred to Participant’s heirs or estate as soon as reasonably practicable following the Participant’s death in accordance with applicable law.

12.4

Transferability. Payroll deductions, contributions credited to a Participant’s account and any rights with regard to the purchase of shares of Common Stock pursuant to a Purchase Right or to receive shares of Common Stock under the Plan may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws of descent and distribution or as otherwise provided in the Plan) by the Participant. Any such attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be without effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw from the Plan in accordance with Section 3.

12.5

Use of Funds. All payroll deductions or contributions received or held by the Company under the Plan may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose, and the Company shall not be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions or contributions except as may be required by applicable local law, as determined by the Administrator, and if so required by the laws of a particular jurisdiction, shall apply to all Participants in the relevant Offering except to the extent otherwise permitted by U.S. Treasury Regulation Section 1.423-2(f). Until shares of Common Stock are issued, Participants shall only have the rights of an unsecured creditor, although Participants in specified Offerings may have additional rights where required under local law, as determined by the Administrator.


12.6	Severability. If any particular provision of this Plan is found to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, such determination shall not affect the other provisions of the Plan, but the Plan shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid provision were omitted.

12.7

Governing Law and Jurisdiction. Except to the extent that provisions of this Plan are governed by applicable provisions of the Code or any other substantive provision of federal law, this Plan shall be construed in accordance with the laws of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof. The jurisdiction and venue for any disputes arising under, or any action brought to enforce (or otherwise relating to) this Plan shall be exclusively in the courts in the State of New York, County of New York, including the U.S. federal courts located therein (should federal jurisdiction exist).


12.8	Headings. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Plan.

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Exhibit

Exhibit 10.2

THIRD AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This Third Amendment to Employment Agreement (“Third Amendment”) dated as of May 17, 2018, is entered into by and between Lainie Goldstein (the “Employee”) and Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (the “Employer” or the “Company”).

WHEREAS the Employee and the Employer desire to amend the terms of Employee’s May 12, 2010 Employment Agreement (the “May 2010 Agreement”), including the First Amendment thereto dated October 25, 2010 (the “First Amendment”) and the Second Amendment thereto dated August 27, 2012 (the “Second Amendment,” or collectively with the May 2010 Agreement and the First Amendment, the “Employment Agreement”);

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual promises, Employee and the Employer hereby agree to this Third Amendment to the Employment Agreement as follows:


1.	Section 1 of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

The Employee and Company agree to extend the term of the Employment Agreement for a 5-year period commencing on April 1, 2018 and continuing through March 31, 2023 (the “Initial Term”). After the Initial Term, this Agreement shall be renewable automatically for successive one-year periods (each such period being referred to as a “Renewal Term” and together with the Initial Term referred to as the “Term”), unless, at least ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term, either the Employee or the Employer gives written notice that employment will not be renewed (as the case may be, a “Notice of Non-Renewal”).


2.	Section 3(a) of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

Effective as of April 1, 2018 and continuing for the Term, the Employer shall pay the Employee a gross yearly salary (the “Salary”) of $850,000, in accordance with the Employer’s standard payroll practices. Although Employee agrees that Employee is not eligible for automatic increases to Salary during the Term, such Salary shall be subject to ongoing review by the Employer and may be increased from time to time, as determined by the Employer.


3.	Sections 3(b) and 3(c) of the Employment Agreement are hereby amended and restated in their entirety to read as follows:

The Employee shall be eligible for an annual incentive award in each of the Company’s fiscal years during the Term (the “Annual Discretionary Bonus”) at a target amount equal to 100% of Employee’s Salary in the fiscal year for which the Annual Discretionary Bonus award relates and a maximum amount equal to 200% of Employee’s Salary in the fiscal year for which the Annual Discretionary Bonus award relates, subject to and

in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Annual Incentive Plan (the “AIP”), a copy of which is attached as Exhibit A. Notwithstanding the Company’s ability to modify or amend the AIP generally, the grids applicable to the calculation of Employee’s Annual Discretionary Bonus are as set forth on page 5 of the AIP and may not be amended or modified adversely as to Employee.


c)	[intentionally omitted]


4.	Section 3(d) of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

The Employee is eligible to continue to participate in the Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 2017 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Equity Plan”) at a level commensurate with Employee’s senior position in the Company. Employee’s target annual equity grants shall range in value from $1,000,000 to $3,000,000, provided that all determinations as to eligibility to receive equity awards, as well as the amount of any such equity grants, if any, made under the Equity Plan as may be amended and in effect at such time, shall be made in the Company’s sole discretion, subject to final approval by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board”).


5.	Section 3(e) of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended to add the following sentence to the end thereof: “If the Stay Bonus becomes payable in connection with Employee’s termination without Cause as provided above, the Stay Bonus will be paid within 60 days following such termination.


6.	Section 3(f) is hereby added to the Employment Agreement to read as follows:

f) In the event the Company makes a bonus or incentive compensation payment or equity award (collectively, Incentive Award(s)”) to the Employee on or after April 1, 2018 where (i) the Incentive Award was predicated upon achieving certain financial results that were subsequently determined to have been erroneously reported; and (ii) the Board determines that the Employee engaged in knowing or intentional fraudulent or illegal conduct that caused or substantially caused such erroneous reporting to have occurred; and (iii) a lower Incentive Award would have been made to the Employee based upon the corrected financial results, the Board may require in accordance with the Corporate Governance Guidelines of the Company, within four years after the Incentive Award was made, and to the extent practicable under applicable law, recovery from the Employee in the amount by which the Employee’s Incentive Award(s) for the relevant period exceeded that lower payment of the Incentive Award that would have been made based on the corrected financial results (as determined by the Company) including by way of cancellation of outstanding restricted equity awards and options previously granted to the Employee on or after the April 1, 2018.


7.	Section 6(b) of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended to add the following sentence to the end thereof: “Any such pro-rata target Bonus as provided in this subsection (b) shall be paid within 60 days following Employee’s death or termination due to disability, as applicable.”


8.	Section 6(c) of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

c) In the event that the Employee’s employment with the Employer is terminated by action taken by the Company without Cause (other than in accordance with Section 6(b) above) or by a Notice of Non-Renewal from the Company, then the Employer shall have no further obligations or duties hereunder to the Employee, except for payment of the amounts described in this Section 6(c) and as provided in Section 8(g), and Employee shall have not further obligations or duties hereunder to the Employer, except as provided in Section 7. In the event of such termination, and provided the Employee executes and does not revoke a full release and waiver of claims in a form substantially the same as that annexed hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release Agreement”), then the Employee will be eligible to receive: (i) the following benefits for a period of twenty-four (24) months following the Employee’s termination of employment (the “Severance Period”): (A) continuation of the Employee’s Salary as in effect on the date of termination, in accordance with the Employer’s standard payroll practices; and (B) provided that Employee timely elects and remains eligible for continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, as amended (“COBRA”), the Employer shall pay the full amount of Employee’s premiums (the “COBRA Premiums”) for the Employer’s group health insurance, at Employee’s then current election levels, provided that if the COBRA continuation period expires prior to the end of the Severance Period, the Company shall pay the Employee (x) a cash amount equal to the COBRA premiums that the Company would have been required to pay under this subsection (B) for the remainder of the Severance Period and (y) a full tax gross-up with respect to such cash payment so that Employee has no after tax consequences with respect to such cash payment and the related tax gross up payment, each, subject to applicable withholding, and provided further that the Employer reserves the right to restructure the foregoing arrangement in any manner necessary or appropriate to avoid fines, penalties or negative tax consequences to the Employer or the Employee (including, without limitation, to avoid any penalty imposed under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or the guidance issued thereunder), as determined by the Employer in its good faith discretion; (ii) an amount equal to two times the Employee’s target Annual Discretionary Bonus as set out in Section 3(b); (iii) payment of a pro-rated portion of Employee’s Annual Discretionary Bonus for the fiscal year in which Employee’s termination occurs, calculated as follows: (A) if Employee’s termination occurs on or prior to the last day of the second fiscal quarter of a fiscal year, 50% of the Employee’s target Annual Discretionary Bonus as set out above in Section 3(b); or (B) if Employee’s termination

occurs on or after the first day of the third fiscal quarter of a fiscal year, 100% of the Employee’s target Annual Discretionary Bonus as set out above in Section 3(b); (iv) all unpaid bonuses (including Annual Discretionary Bonuses) with respect to the last full fiscal year of the Employee’s employment with Employer, if any, that would have been paid but for Employee’s termination without Cause; and (v) immediate vesting of all restricted equity previously granted to the Employee by the Employer, effective immediately prior to the termination of the Employee’s employment (the “Severance Benefits”). The Severance Benefits described in subsections (i)(A), (ii), (iii), and (iv) will be paid or commence, as applicable, on the 60th day following the date of the Employee’s termination of employment, provided that the Employee has signed the Release Agreement referenced herein and it has become irrevocable before such 60th day, and provided further that any installments that otherwise would have been payable to the Employee on the normal payroll dates occurring during the first 60 days following the Employee’s termination of employment will be paid in a lump sum payment on such 60th day.


9.	Section 7(k) is hereby added to the Employment Agreement to read as follows:

(k)

Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict Employee from initiating communications directly with, responding to any inquiries from, providing testimony before, providing confidential information to, reporting possible violations of law or regulation to, or from filing a claim or assisting with an investigation directly with a self-regulatory authority or a government agency or entity, including the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board, the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Congress, and any agency Inspector General (collectively, the “Regulators”), or from making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of state or federal law or regulation. Employee does not need the prior authorization of the Company to engage in such communications, respond to such inquiries, provide confidential information or documents to the Regulators, or make any such reports or disclosures to the Regulators. Employee is not required to notify the Company that Employee has engaged in such communications with the Regulators. If Employee is required by law to disclose confidential information, other than to Regulators as described above, Employee shall give prompt written notice to the Company so as to permit the Company to protect its interests in confidentiality to the extent possible. Federal law provides criminal and civil immunity to federal and state claims for trade secret misappropriation to individuals who disclose a trade secret to their attorney, a court, or a government official in certain, confidential circumstances that are set forth at 18 U.S.C. §§ 1833(b)(1) and 1833(b)(2), related to the reporting or investigation of a suspected violation of the law, or in connection with a lawsuit for retaliation for reporting a suspected violation of the law.

10.

Section 8(i) of the Employment Agreement is amended to add the following to the end thereof: “All payments to be made upon a termination of employment under this Agreement may only be made upon a “separation from service” under Section 409A. For purposes of Section 409A, each payment hereunder shall be treated as a separate payment and the right to a series of payments under this agreement shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments. Any reimbursements and in-kind benefits provided under this Agreement will be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A. In no event may Employee directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of a payment. With respect to any payments that are subject to Section 409A, in no event shall the timing of Employee’s execution of a Release Agreement, directly or indirectly, result in Employee designating the calendar year of payment of any amount set forth in Section 6 above, and if a payment of any amount set forth in Section 6 above is subject to Section 409A and could be made in more than one taxable year, based on timing of the execution of the Release Agreement, payment will be made in the later taxable year.”

11.

The Employment Agreement, together with this Third Amendment, comprise the parties’ entire agreement and supersede any and all other agreements, either oral or in writing, between Employee and the Company with respect to Employee’s employment by the Employer, and contain all of the covenants and agreements between Employee and the Company with respect to such employment in any manner whatsoever. Any modification or termination of the Employment Agreement, including this Third Amendment, will be effective only if in writing and signed by both parties. Except as expressly set forth in this Third Amendment, the Employment Agreement and all of its provisions shall continue unchanged, in full force and effect, for the duration of Employee’s employment with the Company.


12.	This Third Amendment may be executed by the parties in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together constitute one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts has been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to each of the other parties hereto.

TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.

By: /s/ Karl Slatoff

Karl Slatoff

President

EMPLOYEE

/s/ Lainie Goldstein

Lainie Goldstein

Exhibit

Exhibit 31.1

TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Section 302 Certification

I, Strauss Zelnick, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-Q of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (the “registrant”);

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.



August 2, 2018	/s/ STRAUSS ZELNICK
	Strauss Zelnick Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit

Exhibit 31.2

TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Section 302 Certification

I, Lainie Goldstein, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-Q of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (the “registrant”);

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.



August 2, 2018	/s/ LAINIE GOLDSTEIN
	Lainie Goldstein Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit

EXHIBIT 32.1

TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U. S. C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2017 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Strauss Zelnick, as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:


(1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and


(2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.



August 2, 2018	/s/ STRAUSS ZELNICK
	Strauss Zelnick Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit

EXHIBIT 32.2

TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U. S. C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2017 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Lainie Goldstein, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:


(1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and


(2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.



August 2, 2018	/s/ LAINIE GOLDSTEIN
	Lainie Goldstein Chief Financial Officer